David Paul Kimmel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Banner Elk, NC
David Paul Kimmel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and NPI 1053306092, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 31158, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Paul Kimmel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 31158 NC
MD25106 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Park Ave, Banner Elk, NC 28604
- Phone
- (828) 898-5177
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 898-8306
- Medicaid IDs
- 8948974 NC
4183673 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071109000115); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 Park Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Paul Kimmel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15,563 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 803 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin532 claims
- Losartan Potassium452 claims
- Omeprazole429 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate406 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium399 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium389 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $47.91
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates IncBanner Elk, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Paul Kimmel among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
David Paul Kimmel, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Banner Elk
They are 1 of the 37 NPPES records with a practice address in Banner Elk, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is David Paul Kimmel, MD's NPI number?
David Paul Kimmel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053306092, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Paul Kimmel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Park Ave, Banner Elk, NC, 28604. Phone: (828) 898-5177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Paul Kimmel, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31158, 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 David Paul Kimmel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Paul Kimmel, MD had 15,563 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Paul Kimmel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.