Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1245550185, issued on Jun 2, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-02263, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ginger Jaffery Poulton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2012-02263 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 218 Elkwood Ave, Asheville, NC 28804
- Phone
- (828) 257-4747
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 257-4763
- Medicaid ID
- 1245550185 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130906000668); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ginger Jaffery Poulton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-02263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,075 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril102 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium92 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate64 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide55 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa47 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 2 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncAsheville, NC
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ginger Jaffery Poulton among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245550185, issued on Jun 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 218 Elkwood Ave, Asheville, NC, 28804. Phone: (828) 257-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-02263, 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 Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ginger Jaffery Poulton, M.D. had 2,075 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ginger Jaffery Poulton, 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.