Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lenoir, NC
Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1982137881, issued on Apr 7, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-00451, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rebecca Deming Ballentine
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2023-00451 NC
306074 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 Kirkwood Ave NW, Lenoir, NC 28645
- Phone
- (828) 754-0101
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 757-0402
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231031002337); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 902 Kirkwood Ave NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rebecca Deming Ballentine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-00451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl19 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 claims
- Lisinopril11 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
- Solace Health Medical Group IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rebecca Deming Ballentine among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D. 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lenoir
They are 17 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Lenoir, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jeffrey Brown, M.D.Lenoir, NC 286451780627216
- Geoffrey Burbridge, M.D.Lenoir, NC 286451841230356
- Aaron Goodwin, MDLenoir, NC 286451982014478
- David Lowry, MDLenoir, NC 286451023014339
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Common questions
What is Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982137881, issued on Apr 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 Kirkwood Ave NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 754-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-00451, 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 Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rebecca Deming Ballentine, M.D. had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.