William B. Abernethy, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Asheville, NC
William B. Abernethy, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1265438253, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200100820, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William B. Abernethy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 200100820 NC
2001-00820 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 274-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 274-6025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060202000709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional cardiology physician records → All 188 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Asbill, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1730185729
- Andrew Beach, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1720217789
- Jeffrey Bonito, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346568482
- Lee Boyd, ARNPNurse Practitioner1295700573
- John Brandt, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1730472382
- Hazel Brewin, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1376315242
Verify William B. Abernethy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200100820Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,612 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium294 claims
- Clopidogrel236 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium207 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate196 claims
- Eliquis184 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate182 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,451.79
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William B. Abernethy among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina
William B. Abernethy, M.D. is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 188 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Earnhardt, MDAsheville, NC 288031992756019
- William Kuehl, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031427054527
- John Lawrence, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031790782878
- Joshua Leitner, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031992729388
- Jan Pattanayak, MDAsheville, NC 288031699860338
- David Serfas, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031477550507
- Lucius Howell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011932424140
- Eduardo Balcells, MDHendersonville, NC 287911649206582
Common questions
What is William B. Abernethy, M.D.'s NPI number?
William B. Abernethy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265438253, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William B. Abernethy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 274-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William B. Abernethy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200100820, 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 William B. Abernethy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William B. Abernethy, M.D. had 2,612 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William B. Abernethy, 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.
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.