NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sissel K. Topple, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Sissel K. Topple, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1821027608, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina NC9400662, 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
1821027608
Name
Sissel K. Topple
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
NC9400662 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
333 Gashes Creek RD, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 298-0333
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110427000633); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1990
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 333 Gashes Creek RD

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

  1. Robert Barker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1548290489
  2. Anna BlackshearFamily Medicine Physician1285404160
  3. Shelli Cannon, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1831121029
  4. Adam Corn, DOFamily Medicine Physician1285989210
  5. Pauline Dyer, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1528517489
  6. Jon Esslinger, LPC, LCASMental Health Counselor1063533701

Verify Sissel K. Topple 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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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,076 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 127 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sissel Topple6,076
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium405 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate221 claims
  3. Lisinopril214 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium183 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium182 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate177 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: $47.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.

  1. Sissel Topple$47.45
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Fletcher Hospital IncBlack Mountain, NC
  2. Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC

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

Sissel K. Topple among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Sissel K. Topple, M.D. 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 updated2015 · 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alan Baumgarten, MDAsheville, NC 288031023079381
  2. Charles Bryant, MDAsheville, NC 288031457348476
  3. Anthony Esterwood, MDAsheville, NC 288031851350821
  4. Daniel Frayne, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031912985706
  5. John Gardner, MDAsheville, NC 288031124088620
  6. Allen Gilpin, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031558335729
  7. Wade Grainger, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031518966928
  8. Kimberly Heiselman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031588630602

Common questions

What is Sissel K. Topple, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sissel K. Topple, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821027608, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sissel K. Topple, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Gashes Creek RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 298-0333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sissel K. Topple, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC9400662, 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 Sissel K. Topple, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sissel K. Topple, M.D. had 6,076 Medicare Part D claims for 491 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.