Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD
Dermatology Physician · Asheville, NC
Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1700997988, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2026-00368, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Gerald Levine
- Credential
- MD, FAAD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 2026-00368 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1998 Hendersonville RD Ste 53, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 585-5489
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2026
- Fax
- (855) 308-2340
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170608000461); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1998 Hendersonville RD Ste 53
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michaela Marlor, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841976297
- Candace Thomas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023534401
- Samantha Yavorek, PAPhysician Assistant1124614326
Verify Richard Gerald Levine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2026-00368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
755 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate154 claims
- Ketoconazole73 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide71 claims
- Mupirocin67 claims
- Cephalexin47 claims
- Hydrocortisone40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $251.96
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Gerald Levine among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina
Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rocky Bacelieri, MDAsheville, NC 288031639390321
- Jessika Davis, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031316391410
- Hugh Dorris, MDAsheville, NC 288031710085592
- Heather Higgins, D.OAsheville, NC 288031255542825
- Alison Lyke, MDAsheville, NC 288031043429525
- Lisa May, MDAsheville, NC 288031215908215
- Lisa Nurre, MDAsheville, NC 288031346210937
- Elise Marie Rackoff, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031487696605
Common questions
What is Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD's NPI number?
Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700997988, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1998 Hendersonville RD Ste 53, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 585-5489. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2026-00368, 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 Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD had 755 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Gerald Levine, MD, FAAD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.