NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Highlands, NC

Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Highlands, North Carolina, and NPI 1447783360, issued on Apr 7, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-04825, 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
1447783360
Name
Kristy Nicole Fincher
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2020-04825 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
209 Hospital Dr, Highlands, NC 28741
Phone
(828) 482-6160
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 482-5380
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210427000701); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus, 2017
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 209 Hospital Dr

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

  1. Boyd Allsbrook, LCMHC-AMental Health Counselor1275385668
  2. John Baumrucker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295710085
  3. Robert Buchanan, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1639135692
  4. Sherry Burkett, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1851765465
  5. Paul Cabiran, M.D.Specialist1538195177
  6. Julie Carpenter, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1720194236

Verify Kristy Nicole Fincher 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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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,711 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Kristy Fincher3,711
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium129 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium123 claims
  3. Lisinopril120 claims
  4. Gabapentin114 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium114 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium95 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.Highlands, NC

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

Kristy Nicole Fincher among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X 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 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Highlands

They are 7 of the 47 NPPES records with a practice address in Highlands, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Baker, M.D.Highlands, NC 287411407989353
  2. John Baumrucker, MDHighlands, NC 287411295710085
  3. Thomas Duncan, MDHighlands, NC 287411750377651
  4. Paul Olson, MDHighlands, NC 287411265500268
  5. Robyn Restrepo, MDHighlands, NC 287411811300064
  6. Patti Wheeler, MDHighlands, NC 287411265411169
  7. Larry Russell, MDHorse Shoe, NC 287421891772513
  8. John Asenjo, DO, MSHendersonville, NC 287391376046862

Common questions

What is Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO's NPI number?

Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447783360, issued on Apr 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Hospital Dr, Highlands, NC, 28741. Phone: (828) 482-6160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-04825, 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 Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristy Nicole Fincher, DO had 3,711 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.