Richard Norman Lind, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Asheville, NC
Richard Norman Lind, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1437101045, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 39015, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Norman Lind
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 39015 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 53 S French Broad Ave Ste 40, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 274-7502
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 552-5661
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190628002489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Norman Lind in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 39015Check 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 hematology & oncology physician in 2024
329 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamoxifen Citrate62 claims
- Anastrozole18 claims
- Eliquis18 claims
- Letrozole17 claims
- Ibrance14 claims
- Prednisone11 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: $805.36
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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 2 group practices
- Providence Imaging Center IncAsheville, NC
- The Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Norman Lind among 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina
Richard Norman Lind, MD is one of 431 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2003 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RH0003X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina.
All 431 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Deutsch, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031750320768
- Jennifer Heaberlin, D.O.Asheville, NC 288031841586856
- Michael Heller, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031336141621
- Anita Deshpande, MDAsheville, NC 288051538137526
- Stephen Smith, MDAsheville, NC 288051881682532
- Charles Bryan, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061831189877
- Mridu Chand, MDAsheville, NC 288061851377196
- Christopher Chay, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061699764878
Common questions
What is Richard Norman Lind, MD's NPI number?
Richard Norman Lind, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437101045, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Norman Lind, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 53 S French Broad Ave Ste 40, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 274-7502. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Norman Lind, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 39015, 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 Norman Lind, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Norman Lind, MD had 329 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.