NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Julie V. Levengood, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Asheville, NC

Julie V. Levengood, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1457335887, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-00154, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457335887
Name
Julie V. Levengood
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
2013-00154 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 258-9533
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 253-4434
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130906000206); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1999
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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Also registered at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr

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

  1. Brian Edwards, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376679571
  2. Kristin Gowin, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1033172895
  3. Laurie Lemauviel, DOInternal Medicine Physician1629157060
  4. Christopher Meyer, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1598984155
  5. Nicole Montalvo, PAPhysician Assistant1033965181
  6. Ellison Smith, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1538123989

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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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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

2,628 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. Julie Levengood2,628
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone531 claims
  2. Methotrexate446 claims
  3. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate352 claims
  4. Leflunomide131 claims
  5. Alendronate Sodium83 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone72 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $508.04

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Julie Levengood$508.04
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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. Asheville Arthritis And Osteoporosis Center PAAsheville, NC

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

Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.

Other rheumatology physician records in North Carolina

  1. Sunil Abraham, M.D.Asheville, NC1801080890
  2. Bilal Agha, MDCary, NC1154409266
  3. Natalie Allcott, DOChapel Hill, NC1194349985
  4. Kavitta Allem, M.D.Raleigh, NC1588891022
  5. Nancy Allen, MDDurham, NC1700834934
  6. Astia AllenzaraChapel Hill, NC1245728815
  7. Jeffrey Alloway, MDGreenville, NC1104829332
  8. Daniel Anderson, MD, PHDDurham, NC1710340955
  9. Dennis Ang, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1104880608
  10. Ana Arango, M.D.Asheville, NC1346378882

Common questions

What is Julie V. Levengood, MD's NPI number?

Julie V. Levengood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457335887, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Julie V. Levengood, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-9533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Julie V. Levengood, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-00154, 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 Julie V. Levengood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Julie V. Levengood, MD had 2,628 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Julie V. Levengood, MD'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.