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James Richard Phelps, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Asheville, NC · enumerated 2007 · practices at Henderson County Hospital Corporation.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name James Richard Phelps

Credential M.D.

Sex Male

Practice address 21 Turtle Creek Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803

Phone (828) 274-4555

Fax (828) 350-2464

Enumeration date May 17, 2007

Last updated in NPPES Aug 10, 2020

Taxonomy & licenses

207X00000X Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 201300078 (NC) Secondary

207XS0106X Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 261314-1 (NY) Secondary

207XS0106X Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 201300078 (NC) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
P01304460	Other	NC	MEDICARE RR
181N2	Other	NC	BCBS OF NC

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2020-08-10.