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Dr. Edward Hernandez, MD
NPI1235663170PAC ID5991073488
- Part D claims, 2024
- 75
- Publications
- 18
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $842
- Practice address
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 213-1111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Edward Hernandez is a general surgeon in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Hernandez practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Hernandez's NPI, 1235663170, was assigned on April 18, 2017. Dr. Hernandez graduated from Florida International Univ, College of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Hernandez holds North Carolina license 2024-01054.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1235663170NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5991073488
- NPI enumeration date
- April 18, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 213-1111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Edward Hernandez practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Hernandez's primary practice is Mission Hospital, at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 in Buncombe County. The practice phone is (828) 213-1111.
- Mission Hospital509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 · Buncombe CountyPhone(828) 213-1111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Edward Hernandez is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Hernandez's primary practice is Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Hernandez is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hernandez to 3 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical CenterNovant Health Indian Land Primary Care3 medical groupsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. HernandezSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edward Hernandez's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hernandez practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mission Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Edward Hernandez is one of 1,053 general surgeons in North Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Hernandez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Hernandez is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Hernandez
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1,053general surgeons in North Carolina44general surgeons in Asheville29general surgeons at Mission Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Edward Hernandez's patients have a median age of 66
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hernandez's median patient age at 66, with 44% women.
Dr. Hernandez's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men56%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Edward Hernandez wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hernandez wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims for 35 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $786 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202475
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$786
Part D patients35
Dr. Hernandez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic72 claims96%
- Brand-name and other3 claims4%
Dr. Hernandez's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hernandez's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids17%13 of 75 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 162024: 2663%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Edward Hernandez scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Hernandez for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Hernandez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hernandez as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Hernandez, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Hernandez's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 81.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Hernandez ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 81st percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Edward Hernandez has 18 publications on record
Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Hernandez, published from 2020 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Hernandez has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Hernandez's most frequent co-authors are Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, Ambar Banerjee, MD and Sumit Verma, MD.
Papers18
Years published2020 to 2024
Dr. Hernandez's papers by year, 2020 to 2024
Topics Dr. Hernandez writes about most
- Obesity, Morbid
- Bariatric Surgery
- Postoperative Complications
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Bypass
- Gastroschisis
- Laparoscopy
- COVID-19
Dr. Hernandez's most frequent co-authors
- Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD8 shared papers
- Ambar Banerjee, MD4 shared papers
- Sumit Verma, MD4 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Hernandez
AccreditationBariatric SurgeryGastrectomy
AntagomirsFibroblastsOligonucleotides
Surg Obes Relat Dis
Bariatric SurgeryGastrectomyObesity, Morbid
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Edward Hernandez received $842 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Hernandez from 5 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Teleflex LLC paid the most, $246.
General payments to Dr. Hernandez by program year, 2023 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Hernandez the most, 2023 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Edward Hernandez graduated from Florida International Univ, College of Medicine
Dr. Hernandez graduated from Florida International Univ, College of Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Edward Hernandez's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Edward Hernandez's NPI number?
Dr. Edward Hernandez's NPI number is 1235663170. It was assigned on April 18, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Edward Hernandez?
Dr. Edward Hernandez is a general surgeon in Asheville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Edward Hernandez practice?
Dr. Hernandez practices at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. Dr. Hernandez's primary practice is Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hernandez to 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Edward Hernandez's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hernandez is (828) 213-1111.
What is Dr. Edward Hernandez's medical license number?
Dr. Hernandez holds North Carolina license 2024-01054.
Which hospitals is Dr. Edward Hernandez affiliated with?
Dr. Hernandez practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Hernandez is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Edward Hernandez part of?
Dr. Hernandez is linked to Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Hernandez to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Edward Hernandez accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Dr. Hernandez as accepting Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Edward Hernandez offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hernandez as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Edward Hernandez's MIPS score?
Dr. Hernandez's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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Where did Dr. Edward Hernandez go to medical school?
Dr. Hernandez graduated from Florida International Univ, College of Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Edward Hernandez prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hernandez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole and Ondansetron ODT.
Has Dr. Edward Hernandez received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $842 in general payments to Dr. Hernandez from 5 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Teleflex LLC.
How long has Dr. Edward Hernandez been practicing?
Dr. Hernandez graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Edward Hernandez do research?
Dmand AI links 18 publications to Dr. Hernandez, published from 2020 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Edward Hernandez publish with?
Dr. Hernandez's most frequent co-authors are Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD (8 shared papers), Ambar Banerjee, MD (4 shared papers) and Sumit Verma, MD (4 shared papers).
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