Robert I. Steward, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Robert I. Steward, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1194777474, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina MD18552, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert I. Steward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD18552 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 206 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 258-8681
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 253-4830
- Medicaid ID
- 8901209 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000753); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert I. Steward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license MD18552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,683 Medicare Part D claims for 606 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 354 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium384 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium367 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium300 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate298 claims
- Losartan Potassium295 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide259 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: $55.55
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
- The Family Health Centers PACandler, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert I. Steward among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Robert I. Steward, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Robert I. Steward, MD's NPI number?
Robert I. Steward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194777474, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert I. Steward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-8681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert I. Steward, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number MD18552, 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 Robert I. Steward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert I. Steward, MD had 8,683 Medicare Part D claims for 606 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.