Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1902857444, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200900521, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gaylon Vaughn Owens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200900521 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr Ste 100, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 258-0397
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 258-3390
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090822000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gaylon Vaughn Owens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200900521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,427 Medicare Part D claims for 709 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 129 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium475 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate427 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium358 claims
- Lisinopril288 claims
- Losartan Potassium285 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium259 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolina Internal Medicine Associates PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gaylon Vaughn Owens among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902857444, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr Ste 100, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-0397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200900521, 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 Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D. had 7,427 Medicare Part D claims for 709 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gaylon Vaughn Owens, M.D.'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.