Alexander Brining Kieber, MD
NPI 1396232450ActiveIndividual· Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine· Asheville, NC
Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine (MD) in Asheville, North Carolina, trained at University of Arkansas College of Medicine (class of 2018). 459 Medicare patients in 2024, $206,753 paid; nearly all of their 3,207 Part D prescriptions were generic (96%). Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,259 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1396232450 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 15, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 2, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine Primary | 208VP0014X | 2022-01619 | NC |
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | 208VP0014X | 90529 | SC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Interventional Pain Management (NC); Practitioner - Interventional Pain Management (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 459 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,706 across 39 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $206,753 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,207 · 3,391 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 888 |
| Total drug cost | $132,189 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Arkansas College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2018 |
| Medicare specialty | Interventional Pain Management |
Medical groups
- Proactive Therapy of North Carolina IncWilson, NC · 563 clinicians
- Commonwealth Pain Associates PLLCLouisville, KY · 158 clinicians
- Comprehensive Pain Consultants of the Carolinas PLLCAsheville, NC · 11 clinicians
- Carolinas Center for Advanced Management of Pain PASpartanburg, SC · 4 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,259 · 62 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$1,339 · 39 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,186 | 30 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $262.55 | 4 |
| Curonix LLC | $143.49 | 5 |
| Bioventus LLC | $115.90 | 1 |
| Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | $97.09 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,068 · 57 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,192 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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