John Charles Wander, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
John Charles Wander, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1326132192, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 26612, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Charles Wander
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26612 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Gashes Creek RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 298-0333
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 298-0050
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Charles Wander in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 26612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,664 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril220 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium207 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium202 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate193 claims
- Omeprazole151 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium144 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: $145.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
John Charles Wander among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
John Charles Wander, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 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
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Common questions
What is John Charles Wander, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Charles Wander, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326132192, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Charles Wander, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Gashes Creek RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 298-0333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Charles Wander, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 26612, 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 John Charles Wander, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Charles Wander, M.D. had 3,664 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.