Katherine Lay Breiter, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Morganton, NC
Katherine Lay Breiter, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1972702108, issued on Jul 17, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-00776, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Lay Breiter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2007-00776 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 580-6403
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 580-6409
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Lay Breiter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-00776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam51 claims
- Divalproex Sodium27 claims
- Haloperidol Decanoate26 claims
- Clozapine25 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium13 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate12 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.
Katherine Lay Breiter among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Katherine Lay Breiter, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Morganton
They are 26 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Katherine Lay Breiter, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Lay Breiter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972702108, issued on Jul 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Lay Breiter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-6403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Lay Breiter, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-00776, 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 Katherine Lay Breiter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Lay Breiter, MD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.