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2026 NPPES data Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician NPI 1306896592 MD
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Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 389 in Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 375 beneficiaries · Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician avg: 981
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
0/100
▼ 84 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
Industry payments
$1.9K
79 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Kenneth Ashkin, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,430 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 0/100
- MIPS score · -83 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 87%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Kenneth Ashkin, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1306896592), first enumerated 05/11/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,430 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.9K in reported industry payments (79 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1306896592 · Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1306896592
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-TRACE 389
- MIPS-LOW 0/100
- RX-MID 2,430
- BOOK-THIN 17 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-FINISH David Anderson, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Ashkin · this pr… 0
Ashkin · this provider
0 MIPS pts
- Mohammad Khan, M… 0
Mohammad Khan, M.D.
0 MIPS pts
- David Anderson, … 0
David Anderson, MD
0 MIPS pts
- Natalio Chediak,… 0
Natalio Chediak, M.D.
0 MIPS pts
- John Dengler, MD… 0
John Dengler, MD
0 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Kenneth Ashkin, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
0 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Kenneth Ashkin, MD sits
This provider among sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician peers
Across the 115 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Kenneth Ashkin, MD writes more Part D claims than 84% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 0% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Kenneth Ashkin, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Kenneth Ashkin, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Kenneth Ashkin, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,430 148% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
0/100 83.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Kenneth Ashkin, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 0/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1306896592 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/11/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
0
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kenneth Ashkin, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.9K
Largest payer
Neurelis, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Kenneth Ashkin, MD - brand share 12.0%
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician average
12% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 2,430 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
2,430
Total Claims
$1.1M
Total Drug Cost
375
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,650.067
- Total Day Supply
- 106,153
- Brand vs Generic
- 12% brand / 87% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $782K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $304K
- Opioid Claims
- 20 (0.8% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 65.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.23
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 114, 65-74: 185, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Kenneth Ashkin, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Zolpidem Tartrate
Zolpidem Tartrate
208 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-…
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine
197 claims
- Clonazepam
Clonazepam
166 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl
Ropinirole Hcl
115 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
97 claims
- Trazodone Hcl
Trazodone Hcl
91 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-…
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er
87 claims
- Levetiracetam 63
Levetiracetam
63 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 208 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 197 |
| Clonazepam | 166 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | 115 |
| Gabapentin | 97 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 91 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 87 |
| Levetiracetam | 63 |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 61 |
| Alprazolam | 56 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Overview
How Kenneth Ashkin, MD fits within the Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician landscape nationally.
389
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in US
47
States with Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
981
Avg Claims per Provider
Kenneth Ashkin, MD's 2,430 claims are above the specialty average of 981.
Nationwide Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ashkin, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (0 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ashkin.
One of 17 Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kenneth Ashkin, MD's specialty? ▼
Kenneth Ashkin, MD specializes in Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician and practices in Charlotte, North Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Kenneth Ashkin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kenneth Ashkin, MD wrote 2,430 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.1M in drug costs for 375 beneficiaries.
What is Kenneth Ashkin, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Kenneth Ashkin, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 0/100 (Quality: 0). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kenneth Ashkin, MD located? ▼
Kenneth Ashkin, MD is located at 10009 PARK CEDAR DR STE 100, Charlotte, NC, 28210. Phone: (704) 541-4240.
What is Kenneth Ashkin, MD's NPI number? ▼
Kenneth Ashkin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306896592, issued on 05/11/2006.
Does Kenneth Ashkin, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kenneth Ashkin, MD's prescribing is 12% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $782K in brand drug costs.
Does Kenneth Ashkin, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Kenneth Ashkin, MD had 20 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.8%.
How many Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 389 Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers across 47 states in the US. The average Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider writes 981 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kenneth Ashkin, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kenneth Ashkin, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Zolpidem Tartrate, Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine, Clonazepam. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kenneth Ashkin, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Kenneth Ashkin, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,430 Part D claims and 375 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kenneth Ashkin, MD's credentials? ▼
Kenneth Ashkin, MD's NPI is 1306896592 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology
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