Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Hendersonville, NC
Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1215393194, issued on Jan 8, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-06152, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Christopher Claar
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-06152 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2315 Asheville Hwy Ste 20, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 692-4356
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160303000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Christopher Claar 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 0010-06152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
995 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 340 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl234 claims
- Celecoxib183 claims
- Meloxicam87 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl69 claims
- Methylprednisolone55 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 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: $24.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
- Fletcher Hospital IncHendersonville, NC
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationBrevard, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Christopher Claar among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
89 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 89 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Calcagni, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287911982075776
- Shann Davis, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287911841313632
- Roy Dodd, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287911316323389
- Lauren Eastridge, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287911528307097
- Cinda Fischer, PAHendersonville, NC 287911104155233
- Mark Jackson, PAHendersonville, NC 287911275536013
- Benjamin Kegan, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287911376931139
- James Lee, PAHendersonville, NC 287911295712073
Common questions
What is Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C's NPI number?
Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215393194, issued on Jan 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 Asheville Hwy Ste 20, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 692-4356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-06152, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Christopher Claar, PA-C had 995 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.