Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1679584486, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (California C50307, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur Kavanaugh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- C50307 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9350 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 657-7044
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (858) 657-7045
- Medicaid ID
- 00C503070 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101023000031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arthur Kavanaugh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C50307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
824 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate122 claims
- Prednisone106 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate53 claims
- Meloxicam47 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick43 claims
- Humira Pen37 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $64,506.53
94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur Kavanaugh among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679584486, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9350 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 657-7044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C50307, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D. had 824 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.