NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Brian Hoer, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

James Brian Hoer, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1255314092, issued on Nov 25, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina NC36734, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255314092
Name
James Brian Hoer
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
NC36734 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
Nov 25, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 258-3390
Medicaid ID
8944397 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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. Heather Hopper, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972508349
  5. Kenneth Kubitschek, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619950730
  6. Frederick Littleton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407839095

Verify James Brian Hoer in five checks

  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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,671 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. James Hoer1,671
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium105 claims
  2. Lisinopril85 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium82 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium66 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium60 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate58 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

James Brian Hoer among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

James Brian Hoer, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Battle, MDAsheville, NC 288031124012695
  2. Pamela Cavanaugh, MDAsheville, NC 288031639152218
  3. David Clements, MDAsheville, NC 288031487647046
  4. William Hathaway, MDAsheville, NC 288031053317032
  5. Nathan Hruska, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031952394066
  6. Nancy Kubiak, MDAsheville, NC 288031962497511
  7. Kenneth Kubitschek, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031619950730
  8. Frederick Littleton, MDAsheville, NC 288031407839095

Common questions

What is James Brian Hoer, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Brian Hoer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255314092, issued on Nov 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Brian Hoer, M.D. 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 James Brian Hoer, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC36734, 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 James Brian Hoer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Brian Hoer, M.D. had 1,671 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Brian Hoer, 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.