NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC

Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1972508349, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 103736, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972508349
Name
Heather Michelle Hopper
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
103736 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 258-0397
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2005
Record last updated
May 23, 2024
Fax
(828) 258-3390
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050427000414); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive

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

  1. Pamela Cavanaugh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639152218
  2. David Clements, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487647046
  3. Catherine Haggart, PAMedical Physician Assistant1861533903
  4. James Hoer, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1255314092
  5. Kenneth Kubitschek, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619950730
  6. Frederick Littleton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407839095

Verify Heather Michelle Hopper in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

1,857 Medicare Part D claims for 818 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Hopper1,857
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone111 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
  3. Azithromycin82 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass71 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate71 claims
  6. Cefuroxime59 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: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Hopper$125.00
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. 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).

Heather Michelle Hopper among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

363 physician assistant records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 363 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Staci Boudreaux, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031487649091
  2. Brian Carlinnia, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031366432148
  3. Lorry Cizek, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031902898042
  4. Joseph Decosta, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031750371605
  5. Lori Golden, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031942295704
  6. Richard Hefner, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031427050202
  7. John Kennedy, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031003810706
  8. William Lang, PA-CAsheville, NC 288031497757264

Common questions

What is Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C's NPI number?

Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972508349, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-0397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 103736, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Michelle Hopper, PA-C had 1,857 Medicare Part D claims for 818 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.