Providers

DIGESTIVE HEALTH PARTNERS, PA

NPI 1326037680, organization, Asheville, NC, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

5
Evidence tier
informational
score 30 of 100, rank 11773, $45K at stake

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

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oig admin
enforcement record (civil settlement): digestive health partners agreed to pay $74,000 for allegedly violating the civil monetary penalties law by submitting claims for upcoded drugs and services
No NPI on the list; matched by name at high confidenceSep 24, 2024still open3Oct 2024Dec 2024$45K$239K

National provider registry

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NameDIGESTIVE HEALTH PARTNERS, PA (also ASHEVILLE GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA)
TypeOrganization
StatusActive
NPI issuedOctober 19, 2005, last updated May 28, 2026
Practice location291 SWEETEN CREEK RD, Asheville, NC 28803-1527, 828-254-0881
Authorized officialDAVID MAY (President)
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (207RG0100X, license 40524 NC)
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (207RG0100X, primary)

In this area

3 providers in Buncombe County, NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $114K at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 1 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 1.

tierproviderat stakewhy
3STONECREEK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC
Asheville, NC, ranked 4176
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00130, ranked 130 nationally.
5BLAIR HOLL
Asheville, NC, ranked 11702
$67K
5JOHN CARTER
Asheville, NC, ranked 11763
$47K

Recent enforcement in NC

All releases

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DOJSentencedAug 27, 2026
Charlotte Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid Program
Jackson and her company submitted over $1.9 million in claims to NC Medicaid for urine drug testing and psychotherapy services that were never performed or already paid, using Medicaid recipients' personal information, and she spent the proceeds.
DOJPleaded guiltyJul 9, 2026
Guilford County Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Connection with Million Dollar Urine Drug Testing Scheme
Singleton owned and operated Joelle's Center of Hope, which submitted approximately $1,735,865 in claims to North Carolina Medicaid for urine drug tests that were not performed, listing a nurse practitioner and a doctor as ordering providers who never ordered the tests.
DOJPleaded guiltyJun 24, 2026
Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving More than $60 Million in Fraudulent Claims from Paying Kickbacks for Patient Referrals
Price owned and operated Golden Star Labs, which paid collectors on a per-specimen basis to supply bogus respiratory test samples obtained through identity theft, and billed Medi-Cal and Medicare more than $96 million in false claims, receiving more than $60 million, and he also filed a false federal income tax return.
DOJChargedJun 24, 2026
McLeansville Woman Charged With Health Care Fraud, Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
White, the owner of Reginald Center of Turn Around, billed North Carolina Medicaid for thousands of fictitious drug tests resulting in a loss of $2.8 million.
DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026
Felon Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Kickback and False Documents Conspiracy
Ayyad is alleged to have solicited and received kickbacks from clinical laboratories in exchange for generating referrals, paid kickbacks to independent contractor sales reps, created dozens of sham invoices and contracts to conceal the payments, and caused the submission of fraudulent claims for laboratory testing to Medicare, HRSA, TRICARE, and other payers through labs and entities he owned and controlled.

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