Matthew James Simpson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Matthew James Simpson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1578839908, issued on Mar 29, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-03194, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew James Simpson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2021-03194 NC
52854 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 257-4730
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 232-2942
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211216001403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew James Simpson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-03194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
206 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Omeprazole14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew James Simpson among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Matthew James Simpson, M.D. 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 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · 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).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Matthew James Simpson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew James Simpson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578839908, issued on Mar 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew James Simpson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 257-4730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew James Simpson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-03194, 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 Matthew James Simpson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew James Simpson, M.D. had 206 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew James Simpson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. 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.