Lemuel B. Kirby, MD
Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC
Lemuel B. Kirby, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1518982800, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200400135, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lemuel B. Kirby
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 200400135 NC
2004-00135 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-9090
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 213-9091
- Medicaid ID
- 89136A7 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040317000177); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 222 Asheland Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lemuel B. Kirby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200400135Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Cilostazol12 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,777.58
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sandoz Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 3 group practices
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
- Health Services OF Central GeorgiaMacon, GA
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lemuel B. Kirby among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Lemuel B. Kirby, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lemuel B. Kirby, MD's NPI number?
Lemuel B. Kirby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518982800, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lemuel B. Kirby, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-9090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lemuel B. Kirby, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200400135, 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 Lemuel B. Kirby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lemuel B. Kirby, MD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lemuel B. Kirby, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.