Donald Richard Varner, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Donald Richard Varner, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1386693299, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 33764, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Richard Varner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 33764 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1032 Fleming St, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 696-3099
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 696-3868
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100827000802); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1032 Fleming St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- George Benton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982880209
- Bernardino Bobo, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1659942258
- Norman Clark, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1487897997
- Ryan Nelsen, P.A.Physician Assistant1558896860
- Arshak Sargsyan, ANPNurse Practitioner1154567162
Verify Donald Richard Varner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 33764Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,111 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole304 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium230 claims
- Gavilyte-C146 claims
- Famotidine60 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf45 claims
- Gavilyte-G28 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): 93.5 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: $471.31
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Digestive Health Partners PAHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Richard Varner among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Donald Richard Varner, MD is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hendersonville → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Norman Clark, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911487897997
- Andrew Rackoff, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911740489145
- James Rholl, MDHendersonville, NC 287911053360982
- David Rybnicek, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911134480197
- Carl Stamm, MDHendersonville, NC 287911427007855
- Robin Wright, MDHendersonville, NC 287921215034244
- James Alexander, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011346239480
- Kenneth Clark, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011811986805
Common questions
What is Donald Richard Varner, MD's NPI number?
Donald Richard Varner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386693299, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Richard Varner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1032 Fleming St, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 696-3099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Richard Varner, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 33764, 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 Donald Richard Varner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Richard Varner, MD had 1,111 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald Richard Varner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.