Richard Elwood Yeater, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Richard Elwood Yeater, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1063607372, issued on Sep 10, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 141161, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Elwood Yeater
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 141161 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 709 N Justice St Ste B, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 696-1255
- Enumerated
- Sep 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 696-1257
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Elwood Yeater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 141161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of 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.
Richard Elwood Yeater among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Richard Elwood Yeater, MD 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
80 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 80 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Richard Elwood Yeater, MD's NPI number?
Richard Elwood Yeater, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063607372, issued on Sep 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Elwood Yeater, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 709 N Justice St Ste B, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 696-1255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Elwood Yeater, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 141161, 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 Elwood Yeater, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Elwood Yeater, MD had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.