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Dr. Christopher Pearly Epling , DO

Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology โ€ข Ashland, KY

Active NPI 1649269101 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

613 23rd St Ste 230
Ashland, KY 411012868

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

613 23rd St Ste 230

Ashland, KY 411012868

Telephone 6063244745
Fax 6063244941
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Cumberland Cardiology Psc Facility NPI 1053301788

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Medical School

West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine

Graduation Year

1997

Medicare patients

1,150 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $117,346 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $89,023 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

2,927 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$68,738 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ€“ by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $672.61 across 45 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $672.61 across 45 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: $211.51 across 18 records.
  • ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp): $144.82 across 8 records.
  • Pfizer Inc.: $141.13 across 12 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

29 years (graduated 1997)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2005

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Epling has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Epling as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Ashland and Kentucky

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Kentucky (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,267. Middle half: 1,067 to 3,399.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ashland have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare-allowed amount

A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Kentucky (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $161,490. Middle half: $77,441 to $217,402.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ashland have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Paid by Medicare

A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Kentucky (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $119,110. Middle half: $58,497 to $164,731.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ashland have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Kentucky (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,391. Middle half: 966 to 5,320.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ashland have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

Part D drug cost

A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Kentucky (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $378,469. Middle half: $146,807 to $823,868.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ashland have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

3 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology with a practice address in Ashland, KY (135 in Kentucky).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments ยท Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ€“ December 31, 2025): 45 records totaling $672.61.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
ABIOMED
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
โ€” General $41.10
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $26.18
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INSPIRE General $25.28
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INSPIRE General $24.87
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
WATCHMAN Access System General $23.25
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $23.13
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $21.71
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
CARDIOMEMS General $21.45
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $21.36
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $20.69
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VYNDAQEL General $20.17
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VYNDAQEL General $20.11
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $19.12
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $17.84
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $17.31
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $17.13
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $17.09
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $17.07
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VYNDAQEL General $16.59
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $16.55
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ELIQUIS General $16.28
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $15.89
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $15.09
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $14.93
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $14.87

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ€“2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ€“2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
947 740 $23.00 $7.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
323 213 $83.57 $61.55
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
209 200 $197.00 $63.63
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
122 59 $190.00 $73.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
108 87 $161.11 $90.70
78452 Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect
73 73 $220.00 $70.53
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
71 44 $119.00 $46.23
93356 Heart muscle strain imaging
67 67 $33.00 $10.62
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
47 42 $313.00 $121.44
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
42 40 $417.00 $161.51
92928 Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch
39 34 $1664.00 $503.68
93458 Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist
31 30 $831.00 $221.77
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
30 30 $134.00 $76.64
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up
26 24 $72.00 $23.06
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
25 25 $23.00 $7.11
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
23 18 $286.00 $110.69
93321 Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up
22 20 $21.00 $6.63
93227 Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional
20 19 $53.00 $17.08
93325 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function
19 17 $9.00 $2.85
93459 Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist
14 14 $943.00 $224.50
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
12 12 $197.00 $63.71

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D ยท Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 248 18,576 $3,328.65 103
Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate 115 6,930 $975.66 67
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 86 6,443 $453.51 43
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er Isosorbide Mononitrate 85 5,943 $901.36 45
Nitroglycerin Nitroglycerin 84 1,273 $1,163.62 67
Furosemide Furosemide 66 5,134 $273.56 38
Lisinopril Lisinopril 65 5,070 $221.69 29
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 64 4,994 $704.73 37
Carvedilol Carvedilol 64 4,290 $396.76 34
Eliquis Apixaban 53 2,074 $40,551.76 15
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 51 3,870 $594.80 21
Metoprolol Tartrate Metoprolol Tartrate 43 2,435 $118.93 19
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 38 2,820 $78.72 13
Warfarin Sodium Warfarin Sodium 27 2,090 $170.03 โ€”
Pravastatin Sodium Pravastatin Sodium 27 2,310 $200.61 11
Ranolazine Er Ranolazine 27 2,115 $7,021.37 15
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 26 2,040 $362.77 16
Amiodarone Hcl Amiodarone Hcl 24 1,048 $300.40 โ€”
Flecainide Acetate Flecainide Acetate 20 975 $343.95 โ€”
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) Diltiazem Hcl 16 1,200 $446.72 โ€”
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 14 982 $368.79 โ€”
Atenolol Atenolol 13 990 $113.19 โ€”
Sucralfate Sucralfate 12 600 $203.02 โ€”
Clonidine Hcl Clonidine Hcl 11 482 $119.36 โ€”
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 11 734 $127.12 โ€”

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Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-05-20
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X

License # reported to NPPES KY 02852

An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X

License # reported to NPPES KY 02852

An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure.
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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
1807797000 (WV)
Medicaid ID
64085871 (KY)
Medicaid ID
2501662 (OH)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20040903000102

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

KY

PECOS Control ID

9537135397

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc

1279 Old Abbott Mountain Rd, Prestonsburg, KY 416531889

Phone: 6068860890

Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc

2201 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY 411012843

Phone: 6064084000

Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc

613 23rd St, Ashland, KY 411012868

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

30 listed
Stephanie Adkins , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1588326334

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Dr. Emmanuel Akuna , MD

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NPI 1750933594

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Abigail Beck , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1306245360

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Jamie Bennett

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1346615473
Megan Cantley , FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1457969040

Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Tara Crank , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

NPI 1487082301

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated October 18, 2005.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1649269101
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: October 18, 2005
Last Update: May 20, 2022
Sole Proprietor: No

Other Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology Specialists in Ashland

Healthcare providers in Ashland

Mailing Address

Po Box 2379

Ashland, KY 411052379

Phone: 6063244745

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.