NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen David Hulkower, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Stephen David Hulkower, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1700840022, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 30655, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700840022
Name
Stephen David Hulkower
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
30655 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 257-4730
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2006
Record last updated
May 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 257-4738
Medicaid ID
1700840022 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100326000638); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1981
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 123 Hendersonville RD

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

  1. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568222131
  2. Ahmed Abozaid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073433496
  3. Anne Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770409096
  4. Walter Accles, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982668521
  5. Alisha Acuff, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124777388
  6. Susan Alexander, MDFamily Medicine Physician1386059202

Verify Stephen David Hulkower 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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,346 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 189 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Hulkower2,346
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium154 claims
  2. Lisinopril83 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate65 claims
  4. Omeprazole63 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl63 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide61 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC

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

Stephen David Hulkower among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Stephen David Hulkower, 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
  • Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 Stephen David Hulkower, MD's NPI number?

Stephen David Hulkower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700840022, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen David Hulkower, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 257-4730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen David Hulkower, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 30655, 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 Stephen David Hulkower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen David Hulkower, MD had 2,346 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen David Hulkower, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.