NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinay Thohan, M.D.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Asheville, NC

Vinay Thohan, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1184650798, issued on Jun 24, 2006. 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184650798
Name
Vinay Thohan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
60996 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 274-6000
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
1184650798 VA
Q01768 SC
5906318 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000405); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1995
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 509 Biltmore Ave

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

  1. Nicole Abello, DOHospitalist Physician1205576444
  2. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1447757992
  3. Edgar Acuna Morin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780172692
  4. Saisree Reddy Adla Jala, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1730855230
  5. Sameera Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1831135805
  6. Lisa Alexander-Danks, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083854467

Verify Vinay Thohan 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

4,051 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.

  1. Vinay Thohan4,051
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance377 claims
  2. Carvedilol321 claims
  3. Spironolactone298 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate262 claims
  5. Entresto258 claims
  6. Torsemide255 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $23,471.67

71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vinay Thohan$23,472
  2. Specialty average$10,266

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

Vinay Thohan among 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in North Carolina

Vinay Thohan, M.D. is one of 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 97% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 31 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Riesbeck, D.O.Asheville, NC 288011154701696
  2. Benjamin Trichon, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031871599860
  3. John Rommel, MDWilmington, NC 284011205061678
  4. Lisa Rose-Jones, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011386840890
  5. Joseph Mishkin, MDCharlotte, NC 282101376692640
  6. Shuktika Nandkeolyar, MDCharlotte, NC 282101518353077
  7. Scott Feitell, D.O.Charlotte, NC 282041770815540
  8. Ritesh Shrestha, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041093121543

Common questions

What is Vinay Thohan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vinay Thohan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184650798, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinay Thohan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 274-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinay Thohan, M.D.'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 Vinay Thohan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vinay Thohan, M.D. had 4,051 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vinay Thohan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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