NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Asheville, NC

Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1669548509, issued on Nov 24, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 26387, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669548509
Name
Samuel Barnett Thielman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
26387 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
147 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 258-1188
Enumerated
Nov 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160216001360); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 147 Asheland Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shelby AndrysczykPharmacist1033992540
  2. Amanda Butterfield, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1740730068
  3. Angela Chrisman, PHARMDPharmacist1679356224
  4. John Dean, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568455665
  5. Peggy Deitz, F.N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1093701930
  6. Kelly Largent, MDInternal Medicine Physician1831102391

Verify Samuel Barnett Thielman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

468 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Samuel Thielman468
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl63 claims
  2. Lamotrigine32 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl31 claims
  4. Aripiprazole29 claims
  5. Alprazolam21 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl20 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: $70.86

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. 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.

  1. Samuel Thielman$70.86
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Biltmore Medical Associates PAAsheville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samuel Barnett Thielman among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Samuel Barnett Thielman, 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
  • Graduated1985 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Buie, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011396856225
  2. Ilona Csapo, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011033229026
  3. David Garver, MDAsheville, NC 288011932134160
  4. Jerry Gregory, MDAsheville, NC 288011538198254
  5. Kate Gregory, MDAsheville, NC 288011164447595
  6. Judith Hoffman, DOAsheville, NC 288011578597365
  7. James Jarrell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011821084260
  8. Lawrence Jones, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011780622571

Common questions

What is Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669548509, issued on Nov 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-1188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 26387, 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 Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Barnett Thielman, M.D. had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.