Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1235366600, issued on Jun 12, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 201300436, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crysten Brinkley Kragel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 201300436 NC
201300436 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Doctors Dr, Hendersonville, NC 28792
- Phone
- (828) 651-4089
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 651-4087
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150817000317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Crysten Brinkley Kragel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201300436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,456 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin230 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa73 claims
- Clonazepam60 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate60 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride59 claims
- Levetiracetam53 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,751.04
154 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mdd US Operations, LLC. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fletcher Hospital IncHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Crysten Brinkley Kragel among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D. is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
All 621 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hendersonville → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Fleck, MDHendersonville, NC 287921992880785
- Aneeta Gupta, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287921659370005
- Laura Mason, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287921831392828
- Amanda Van Straten, MDHendersonville, NC 287911699900274
- Shawn Willson, MDHendersonville, NC 287911952502544
- Damon Deleon, MDAsheville, NC 288011730403353
- Anam Hareem, MDAsheville, NC 288011689179558
- Robert Hendry, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011710204953
Common questions
What is Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235366600, issued on Jun 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Doctors Dr, Hendersonville, NC, 28792. Phone: (828) 651-4089. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201300436, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Crysten Brinkley Kragel, M.D. had 1,456 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.