NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrick John Contino, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Patrick John Contino, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1952393324, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 202101941, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1952393324
Name
Patrick John Contino
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
202101941 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
257 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 285-0622
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2022
Medicaid ID
266486100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220815000491); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 257 Biltmore Ave

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

  1. Jennifer Abbott, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144312604
  2. Morgan Adams, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1144110446
  3. Talia Aguayo Bermudez, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1295177764
  4. Megan AldanaClinical Social Worker1639740764
  5. Anna ApostolopoulosPharmacist1346588431
  6. Madeline Appelbaum, CSACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1235349630

Verify Patrick John Contino in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 202101941
    Check 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
Open the North Carolina license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,192 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 155 claims were for opioids.

  1. Patrick Contino5,192
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium250 claims
  2. Lisinopril184 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl163 claims
  5. Gabapentin157 claims
  6. Jardiance157 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 2 group practices

  1. Hopscotch Primary Care PLLCAsheville, NC
  2. Legacy Healthcare Services IncAsheville, NC

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

Patrick John Contino among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Patrick John Contino, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Andrews, M. D.Asheville, NC 288011982690129
  2. Eileen Caquias-Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011609862010
  3. John Corder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011154300820
  4. John Dean, MDAsheville, NC 288011568455665
  5. Karen Dedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011023080454
  6. Jose Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011457347627
  7. James Ladd, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011790771244
  8. Gary Lamson, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011245219567

Common questions

What is Patrick John Contino, M.D.'s NPI number?

Patrick John Contino, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952393324, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrick John Contino, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 257 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 285-0622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrick John Contino, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202101941, 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 Patrick John Contino, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patrick John Contino, M.D. had 5,192 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.