Clifford Rudi Riester, M.D.

Primary specialty

Diagnostic Radiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2085R0202X

License

9800678 Issued in NC

Practice address

262 Leroy George Dr
Ste X
Clyde, NC 28721-7430

Phone

(828) 452-8346

Fax

(828) 452-8338

NPI assigned

Jul 15, 2005

Last updated

Dec 12, 2024By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Diagnostic Radiology

Education

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1993

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

DLP Western Carolina Physician Practices LLCGroup PAC ID 9032338975, 177 clinicians

Appalachian Regional Medical Associates IncGroup PAC ID 5799877817, 147 clinicians

Ara Health Specialists PAGroup PAC ID 3870488679, 52 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospital, Clyde, NC, CCN 340184
• Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hospital, Hendersonville, NC, CCN 340017
• Adventhealth Hendersonville Hospital, Hendersonville, NC, CCN 340023
• Watauga Medical Center Hospital, Boone, NC, CCN 340051
• Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce Hospital, Asheville, NC, CCN 340002

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.55 of 100Reported as group

Quality

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

78.49

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations (25 of 82)

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Appalachian Regional Medical Associates, Inc.

  dba Appalachian Gastroenterology

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Boone, NC
  • NPI 1669533923

  Diagnostic Radiology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ara Health Specialists PA

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1164474094
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• DLP Western Carolina Physician Practices LLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Sylva, NC
  • NPI 1609281641
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc

  dba Robbins Cardiology

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Lenoir, NC
  • NPI 1477839108
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Caldwell Memorial Hospital Inc.

  dba UNC Health Caldwell Radiology Associates

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Lenoir, NC
  • NPI 1255221180
  NPD
• Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc.

  dba SP COVID Acute Care Service

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Lenoir, NC
  • NPI 1912597360
  NPD
• DLP Western Carolina Physician Practices LLC

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Clyde, NC
  • NPI 1932925062
  NPD
• Asheville Imaging LLP

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1295788974
  NPD (past)
• Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority

  dba Ciha Analenisgi

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Cherokee, NC
  • NPI 1588840318
  NPD (past)
• Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cherokee, NC
  • NPI 1770662348
  NPD (past)
• Raleigh Radiology Wakemed Imaging, LLC

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Wake Forest, NC
  • NPI 1821694381
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• DLP Haywood Regional Medical Center LLC.

  dba Haywood Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Clyde, NC
  • NPI 1811158215
  Care Compare affiliation
• Fletcher Hospital Inc.

  dba AdventHealth Hendersonville

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Hendersonville, NC
  • NPI 1427075027
  Care Compare affiliation
• Fletcher Hospital Inc.

  dba AdventHealth

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hendersonville, NC
  • NPI 1477995124

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Henderson County Hospital Corporation

  dba Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hendersonville, NC
  • NPI 1144247982
  Care Compare affiliation
• MH Mission Hospital, LLLP

  dba Mission Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1962987677
  Care Compare affiliation
• Watauga Medical Center Inc

  dba Watauga Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boone, NC
  • NPI 1205859766
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

{
    "created_epoch": "1121385600000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1733961600000",
    "number": "1699774331",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "5220 GREENS DAIRY RD",
            "city": "RALEIGH",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "276164612",
            "telephone_number": "919-256-3576"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "262 LEROY GEORGE DR",
            "address_2": "STE X",
            "city": "CLYDE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "287217430",
            "telephone_number": "828-452-8346",
            "fax_number": "828-452-8338"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "509 Biltmore Ave",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Asheville",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "288014601",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "828-778-9178",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "RIESTER",
        "first_name": "CLIFFORD",
        "middle_name": "RUDI",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-07-15",
        "last_updated": "2024-12-12",
        "certification_date": "2024-12-12",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "174400000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Specialist",
            "state": "NC",
            "license": "9800678",
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "2085R0202X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology",
            "state": "NC",
            "license": "9800678",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Madeline Rose Rathbone, LCAS-R
• William Carl Ray III, MD
• Rehabilitation Concepts
• Eric David Reitz, M.D.
• Monica Ridgway, MHA, BSN, CPHQ
• Sarah Christina Risch, MS(N), PMHNP-BC
• Rhianna Kirkpatrick Ritter, MD
• Lauren Elizabeth Roddy, MD
• Veronica Dayton Romero, PA-C
• Randolph L. Royster Jr., MD

• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in Clyde, NC
• Providers in Clyde, NC by specialty
• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 12, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.