Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D
Psychiatry Physician · Asheville, NC
Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1881645505, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200200866, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 200200866 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1979 Hendersonville RD Ste D, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 974-7004
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 974-7005
- Medicaid ID
- 89132CH NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041101001029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 1,725 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200200866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
920 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam90 claims
- Clonazepam72 claims
- Diazepam58 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine53 claims
- Lorazepam50 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate45 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $257.82
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
110 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 110 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D's NPI number?
Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881645505, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1979 Hendersonville RD Ste D, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 974-7004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200200866, 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 Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D had 920 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo C. Bierrenbach Decastro, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.