Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Brevard, NC
Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Brevard, North Carolina, and NPI 1518940923, issued on Nov 21, 2005. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Edwards Volatile
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- Practice location
- 188 Medical Park Dr, Brevard, NC 28712
- Phone
- (828) 884-7320
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 877-6191
- Medicaid ID
- 891322C NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Edwards Volatile in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $270.21
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Katherine Edwards Volatile among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Brevard
They are 7 of the 357 NPPES records with a practice address in Brevard, and 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Brevard → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dana Christianson, MDBrevard, NC 287121104885920
- Scott Cole, M.D.Brevard, NC 287121255622940
- John Johnson, M.D.Brevard, NC 287121841581790
- John Kulits, MDBrevard, NC 287121659391837
- Bruce Redler, MDBrevard, NC 287121518509686
- Craig Secosan, MDBrevard, NC 287121548229388
- Robert Hanna, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191366456089
- Sara Deacon, M.DClyde, NC 287211194179143
Common questions
What is Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518940923, issued on Nov 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 188 Medical Park Dr, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: (828) 884-7320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D.'s license?
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 Edwards Volatile, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Edwards Volatile, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.