NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hal Brooks Hooper, MD

Urology Physician · Asheville, NC

Hal Brooks Hooper, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1497906424, issued on Oct 8, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-00800, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497906424
Name
Hal Brooks Hooper
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
2012-00800 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Doctors Park, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 253-5314
Enumerated
Oct 8, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 254-5216
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120904000614); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Doctors Park

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bruce Armstrong, MDUrology Physician1205831815
  2. Ricky Bare, M.D.Urology Physician1164414702
  3. James Brien, M.D.Urology Physician1538383658
  4. Michael Burris, MDUrology Physician1417271198
  5. John Cargill, MDUrology Physician1144268939
  6. Andrew Franklin, M.D.Urology Physician1285996140

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,977 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hal Hooper1,977
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl638 claims
  2. Gemtesa130 claims
  3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl124 claims
  4. Finasteride106 claims
  5. Alfuzosin Hcl Er99 claims
  6. Cephalexin89 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: $715.03

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hal Hooper$715.03
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Adventhealth Medical Group Cancer And Specialty Care LLCAsheville, NC
  2. Fletcher Hospital IncColumbus, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.

Other urology physician records in North Carolina

  1. Obafunbi Abimbola-Awopetu, MDWinston Salem, NC1154941037
  2. Victor Abraham, MDWilmington, NC1003848540
  3. Yousef Abu-Salha, MDCary, NC1336704220
  4. Joseph Allen, M.D.Clayton, NC1861652257
  5. Joselito Almario, MDAhoskie, NC1477516490
  6. Joseph Alvarez, MDElizabeth City, NC1689623027
  7. Caroline Ames, M.D.Greenville, NC1699861096
  8. Mark Anderson, MDHickory, NC1043236177
  9. William Anderson, MDHuntersville, NC1689165078
  10. Michael Andrews, MDDurham, NC1316999204

Common questions

What is Hal Brooks Hooper, MD's NPI number?

Hal Brooks Hooper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497906424, issued on Oct 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hal Brooks Hooper, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Doctors Park, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 253-5314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hal Brooks Hooper, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-00800, 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 Hal Brooks Hooper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hal Brooks Hooper, MD had 1,977 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.