NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA

Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC

Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1881025484, issued on Dec 6, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-05566, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881025484
Name
Meredith Chivers Rinehart
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
0010-05566 NC
PA1978 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 213-3524
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160803000940); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2013
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.

  1. Nicole Abello, DOHospitalist Physician1205576444
  2. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1447757992
  3. Edgar Acuna Morin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780172692
  4. Saisree Reddy Adla Jala, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1730855230
  5. Sameera Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1831135805
  6. Lisa Alexander-Danks, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083854467

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

263 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Meredith Rinehart263
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel65 claims
  2. Cilostazol25 claims
  3. Eliquis25 claims
  4. Gabapentin22 claims
  5. Xarelto21 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl18 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: $19.70

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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.

  1. Meredith Rinehart$19.70
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

Meredith Chivers Rinehart among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA 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 2013, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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.

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 Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA's NPI number?

Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881025484, issued on Dec 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-3524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-05566, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meredith Chivers Rinehart, PA had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 117 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.