NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Taylor Austin South, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Taylor Austin South, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1780324509, issued on Mar 30, 2022. Check the license 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
1780324509
Name
Taylor Austin South
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
0101286053 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 407-2415
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250730003765); accepts Medicare assignment
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 Taylor Austin South in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

160 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Taylor South160
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium17 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Carilion Healthcare CorporationChristiansburg, VA

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

Taylor Austin South among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Taylor Austin South, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Battle, MDAsheville, NC 288031124012695
  2. Pamela Cavanaugh, MDAsheville, NC 288031639152218
  3. David Clements, MDAsheville, NC 288031487647046
  4. William Hathaway, MDAsheville, NC 288031053317032
  5. James Hoer, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031255314092
  6. Nathan Hruska, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031952394066
  7. Nancy Kubiak, MDAsheville, NC 288031962497511
  8. Kenneth Kubitschek, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031619950730

Common questions

What is Taylor Austin South, MD's NPI number?

Taylor Austin South, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780324509, issued on Mar 30, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Taylor Austin South, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 407-2415. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Taylor Austin South, MD's license?

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 Taylor Austin South, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Taylor Austin South, MD had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.