NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Eric Yates, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

James Eric Yates, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1174960058, issued on May 31, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-01453, 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
1174960058
Name
James Eric Yates
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2018-01453 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(336) 716-2011
Enumerated
May 31, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180829001311); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify James Eric Yates in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2018-01453    Check the board
  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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

863 Medicare Part D claims for 179 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.

  1. James Yates863
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol114 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
  3. Lisinopril73 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium63 claims
  5. Furosemide53 claims
  6. Spironolactone44 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mountain Kidney And Hypertension Associates PAAsheville, NC

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

James Eric Yates among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

James Eric Yates, 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna Bartow, MDAsheville, NC 288011851377501
  2. Kenneth Cassell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011831150317
  3. Ronald Friedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011154311082
  4. William Halstenberg, MDAsheville, NC 288011699770685
  5. Hal Hemme, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011194791442
  6. Charles Hines, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011881681617
  7. David Humphrey, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011972592301
  8. John McLelland, MDAsheville, NC 288011396739181

Common questions

What is James Eric Yates, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Eric Yates, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174960058, issued on May 31, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Eric Yates, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (336) 716-2011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Eric Yates, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-01453, 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 Eric Yates, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Eric Yates, M.D. had 863 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.