NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sharon R. Kast, N. P.

Nurse Practitioner · Hendersonville, NC

Sharon R. Kast, N. P. is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1740270081, issued on Oct 27, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 75670, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1740270081
Name
Sharon R. Kast
Credential
N. P.
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
75670 NC
200537 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 Hospital Dr Ste 1D, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone
(828) 684-2234
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
7004050 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040624001190); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1989
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 50 Hospital Dr Ste 1D

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

  1. Corey Anderson, PACPhysician Assistant1649787755
  2. Madison Hall, AGACNP-BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1316581135

Verify Sharon R. Kast in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

327 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.

  1. Sharon Kast327
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa51 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl34 claims
  3. Trelegy Ellipta27 claims
  4. Pramipexole Dihydrochloride24 claims
  5. Breo Ellipta22 claims
  6. Anoro Ellipta16 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: $18.86

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Electromed, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sharon Kast$18.86
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Fletcher Hospital IncHendersonville, NC

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

Sharon R. Kast among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Sharon R. Kast, N. P. is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hendersonville

They are 36 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robin Allen, F.N.P.Hendersonville, NC 287921750398038
  2. Kathleen Baluha, FNPHendersonville, NC 287921831221985
  3. Benjamin Barbour, NPHendersonville, NC 287921417298779
  4. Holly Berry-Price, NURSE PRACTITIONERHendersonville, NC 287921134404122
  5. Henriette Dedmondt, RN.,MSN.,FNPHendersonville, NC 287921639239288
  6. Sandra Hibbs, CNPHendersonville, NC 287921144436106
  7. Deirdre Hulihan, NPHendersonville, NC 287921659339406
  8. Mildred Hyman, FNP & PTAHendersonville, NC 287921093808636

Common questions

What is Sharon R. Kast, N. P.'s NPI number?

Sharon R. Kast, N. P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740270081, issued on Oct 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sharon R. Kast, N. P. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Hospital Dr Ste 1D, Hendersonville, NC, 28792. Phone: (828) 684-2234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sharon R. Kast, N. P.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 75670, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sharon R. Kast, N. P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sharon R. Kast, N. P. had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.