Susan McDowell, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Susan McDowell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1861712440, issued on Jun 7, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-00353, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan McDowell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2012-00353 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 218 Elkwood Ave Ste 12, Asheville, NC 28804
- Phone
- (828) 257-4747
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2024
- Fax
- (828) 257-4763
- Medicaid ID
- 1861712440 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131031001142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Susan McDowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-00353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,507 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium145 claims
- Lisinopril126 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium102 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate101 claims
- Omeprazole66 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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).
Susan McDowell among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Susan McDowell, 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 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Susan McDowell, MD's NPI number?
Susan McDowell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861712440, issued on Jun 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan McDowell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 218 Elkwood Ave Ste 12, Asheville, NC, 28804. Phone: (828) 257-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan McDowell, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-00353, 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 Susan McDowell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan McDowell, MD had 2,507 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Susan McDowell, 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.