Michael Crooks, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Asheville, NC
Michael Crooks, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1114380490, issued on Apr 3, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-01931, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Crooks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 2019-01931 NC
218462 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-1111
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190918003296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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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Verify Michael Crooks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2019-01931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Prednisone12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationBrevard, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Crooks among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Michael Crooks, M.D. is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% 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 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
All 989 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Abello, DOAsheville, NC 288011205576444
- Danielle Karbowski, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011720390271
- Jennifer Love, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011669418737
- Michael Manning, MDAsheville, NC 288011396233425
- Ufeh Ogar, MDAsheville, NC 288011154055952
- Marissa ParkerAsheville, NC 288011649193327
- Dale Vanderwaal, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011417243932
- Ashfaq Ahsanuddin, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051033142138
Common questions
What is Michael Crooks, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Crooks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114380490, issued on Apr 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Crooks, M.D. 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 Michael Crooks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-01931, 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 Michael Crooks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Crooks, M.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.