Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Asheville, NC
Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1033172895, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9900233, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristin Marie Gowin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 9900233 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
- Apr 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 253-4434
- Medicaid ID
- 891191P NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100326000758); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Edwards, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376679571
- Laurie Lemauviel, DOInternal Medicine Physician1629157060
- Julie Levengood, MDRheumatology Physician1457335887
- Christopher Meyer, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1598984155
- Nicole Montalvo, PAPhysician Assistant1033965181
- Ellison Smith, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1538123989
Verify Kristin Marie Gowin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9900233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
7,457 Medicare Part D claims for 563 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 585 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate820 claims
- Prednisone460 claims
- Methotrexate407 claims
- Tramadol Hcl391 claims
- Celecoxib387 claims
- Meloxicam336 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16,389.36
105 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Asheville Arthritis And Osteoporosis Center PAAsheville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, 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
- Sunil Abraham, M.D.Asheville, NC1801080890
- Bilal Agha, MDCary, NC1154409266
- Natalie Allcott, DOChapel Hill, NC1194349985
- Kavitta Allem, M.D.Raleigh, NC1588891022
- Nancy Allen, MDDurham, NC1700834934
- Astia AllenzaraChapel Hill, NC1245728815
- Jeffrey Alloway, MDGreenville, NC1104829332
- Daniel Anderson, MD, PHDDurham, NC1710340955
- Dennis Ang, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1104880608
- Ana Arango, M.D.Asheville, NC1346378882
Common questions
What is Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033172895, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D. 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 Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900233, 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 Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D. had 7,457 Medicare Part D claims for 563 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristin Marie Gowin, M.D.'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.