Leah Newton Ashe, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Hickory, NC
Leah Newton Ashe, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1861176620, issued on Jun 12, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 5018252, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Newton Ashe
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5018252 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1730 9TH Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 569-1600
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2023
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- Fax
- (833) 450-5824
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230706004213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1730 9TH Ave NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leah Newton Ashe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5018252Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium60 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium36 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate32 claims
- Metformin Hcl25 claims
- Lisinopril23 claims
- Omeprazole23 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: $336.19
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Leah Newton Ashe among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Leah Newton Ashe, FNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 84% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 51 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Leah Newton Ashe, FNP's NPI number?
Leah Newton Ashe, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861176620, issued on Jun 12, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Newton Ashe, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1730 9TH Ave NW, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 569-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Newton Ashe, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5018252, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leah Newton Ashe, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Newton Ashe, FNP had 1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.