NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Trace Isaiah Fender, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Asheville, NC

Trace Isaiah Fender, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1396979993, issued on May 11, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-01727, 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
1396979993
Name
Trace Isaiah Fender
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
2010-01727 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
428 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 213-4502
Enumerated
May 11, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 651-1575
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131009002068); 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 428 Biltmore Ave

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

  1. Brenda Asplund, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1396902920
  2. Shawn Avila, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1770326498
  3. Cynthia Bailey, PH.D.Psychologist1215049424
  4. Nathan Buchanan, LPCProfessional Counselor1205224714
  5. Melissa Chapel, PHARMDPharmacist1558531327
  6. Deidre Daly, LPCProfessional Counselor1144587478

Verify Trace Isaiah Fender 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Trace Fender57
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocortisone11 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 2 group practices

  1. Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC
  2. Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC

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

Trace Isaiah Fender among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Trace Isaiah Fender, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

110 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 110 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Buie, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011396856225
  2. Ilona Csapo, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011033229026
  3. David Garver, MDAsheville, NC 288011932134160
  4. Jerry Gregory, MDAsheville, NC 288011538198254
  5. Kate Gregory, MDAsheville, NC 288011164447595
  6. Judith Hoffman, DOAsheville, NC 288011578597365
  7. James Jarrell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011821084260
  8. Lawrence Jones, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011780622571

Common questions

What is Trace Isaiah Fender, MD's NPI number?

Trace Isaiah Fender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396979993, issued on May 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Trace Isaiah Fender, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 428 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-4502. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Trace Isaiah Fender, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-01727, 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 Trace Isaiah Fender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Trace Isaiah Fender, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.