Ava A. Kaufman, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bethesda, MD
Ava A. Kaufman, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1790836138, issued on Jan 14, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D26259, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ava A. Kaufman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D26259 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8218 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Phone
- (301) 215-8480
- Enumerated
- Jan 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 215-8401
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080828000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ava A. Kaufman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D26259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,929 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium212 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate199 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium198 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium155 claims
- Losartan Potassium136 claims
- Simvastatin104 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 37.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bethesda Internal Medicine And Geriatrics, P.C.Bethesda, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ava A. Kaufman among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Ava A. Kaufman, M.D. is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
288 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bethesda
They are 288 of the 7,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethesda, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Ava A. Kaufman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ava A. Kaufman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790836138, issued on Jan 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ava A. Kaufman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8218 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD, 20814. Phone: (301) 215-8480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ava A. Kaufman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D26259, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ava A. Kaufman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ava A. Kaufman, M.D. had 3,929 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ava A. Kaufman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 37.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.