NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H.

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Hendersonville, NC

Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1952781569, issued on Jun 9, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 209955, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952781569
Name
Kristine Marie Falk
Credential
M.D., M.P.H.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License numbers
209955 NC
88673 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
709 N Justice St Ste A, Hendersonville, NC 28791
Phone
(828) 697-7377
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190116003827); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 709 N Justice St Ste A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Eduardo Balcells, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1649206582
  2. Leslie Campbell, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1619060357
  3. Umberto Fontana, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1033111315
  4. Vincent Gacad, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1437544194
  5. John Hobson, MDVascular Surgery Physician1245346600
  6. Andrew Sticco, M.D.Surgery Physician1699032243

Verify Kristine Marie Falk in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

767 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Kristine Falk767
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate86 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium85 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium58 claims
  4. Clopidogrel55 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate51 claims
  6. Eliquis48 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $270.10

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristine Falk$270.10
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Henderson County Hospital CorporationHendersonville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristine Marie Falk among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina

Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Balcells, MDHendersonville, NC 287911649206582
  2. Umberto Fontana, MDHendersonville, NC 287911033111315
  3. Lucius Howell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011932424140
  4. William Abernethy, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031265438253
  5. James Earnhardt, MDAsheville, NC 288031992756019
  6. William Kuehl, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031427054527
  7. John Lawrence, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031790782878
  8. Joshua Leitner, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031992729388

Common questions

What is Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?

Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952781569, issued on Jun 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 709 N Justice St Ste A, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 697-7377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 209955, 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 Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristine Marie Falk, M.D., M.P.H. had 767 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.