Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1831150317, issued on Apr 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9601263, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Allan Cassell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9601263 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-4411
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 285-9740
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200317000990); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Allan Cassell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9601263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pacific Inpatient Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Allan Cassell among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831150317, issued on Apr 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-4411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9601263, 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 Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D. had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Allan Cassell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.