Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC
Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1174287833, issued on Oct 27, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-10713, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caitlin Joyce Tugman
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 0010-10713 NC
4392 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 398-3601
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220309001833); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caitlin Joyce Tugman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-10713Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,400 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam102 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate75 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl74 claims
- Lorazepam57 claims
- Trazodone Hcl57 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine53 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): 93.5 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
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caitlin Joyce Tugman among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2021, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 72% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
363 physician assistant records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 363 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C's NPI number?
Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174287833, issued on Oct 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 398-3601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-10713, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C had 1,400 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caitlin Joyce Tugman, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.