NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Smart

Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC

Melissa Smart is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1730997891, issued on Dec 20, 2024. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730997891
Name
Melissa Smart
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 213-1111
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2024
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250908000688); accepts Medicare assignment
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 509 Biltmore Ave

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

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  2. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1447757992
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  4. Saisree Reddy Adla Jala, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1730855230
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  6. Lisa Alexander-Danks, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083854467

Verify Melissa Smart in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationFranklin, NC

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

Melissa Smart among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Melissa Smart 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 2024, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 88% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

363 physician assistant records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 363 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorrie Bowen, MHS, PA-CAsheville, NC 288011114975323
  2. David Cole, PA-CAsheville, NC 288011801837414
  3. Mary Ellen Gardner, P.A.Asheville, NC 288011184699035
  4. Ronald Heninger, PAAsheville, NC 288011538106950
  5. Karen Hoffman, PA-CAsheville, NC 288011205876109
  6. Elisha Moss, P.A.Asheville, NC 288011205801289
  7. Linda Oliver, PAAsheville, NC 288011649274325
  8. Laura Panzer, PACAsheville, NC 288011649231911

Common questions

What is Melissa Smart's NPI number?

Melissa Smart's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730997891, issued on Dec 20, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Smart located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Smart's license?

Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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