Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1003835364, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01532, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nellie E. L. Fleming
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2016-01532 NC
036131600 IL
LL27075 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-4411
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 285-9740
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160818000005); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nellie E. L. Fleming in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01532Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,212 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium76 claims
- Losartan Potassium66 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium62 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
- Lisinopril51 claims
- Omeprazole36 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: $159.29
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Biltmore Medical Associates PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nellie E. L. Fleming among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD's NPI number?
Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003835364, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-4411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01532, 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 Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD had 1,212 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.