NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Caroline Asava, NP

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Indianapolis, IN

Caroline Asava, NP is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1336525872, issued on Aug 6, 2015. Check the license (Indiana 71005580A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336525872
Name
Caroline Asava
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
71005580A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8805 N Meridian St Ste 200, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone
(317) 706-7246
Enumerated
Aug 6, 2015
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2025
Fax
(317) 706-3419
Medicaid ID
300007698 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171025000388); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8805 N Meridian St Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ari Gleckman, PHDClinical Psychologist1437145786
  2. Kristin Goss, NPInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1578189841
  3. Cora MaloneyFamily Nurse Practitioner1467066001
  4. Dena Seifert, NPInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1447674668
  5. Ashley Tolbert, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1366821449

Verify Caroline Asava in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

3,093 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 1,911 claims were for opioids.

  1. Caroline Asava3,093
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen645 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen604 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl172 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl149 claims
  5. Gabapentin149 claims
  6. Pregabalin144 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: $375.39

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Caroline Asava$375.39
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

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

  1. Shadeland Anesthesia And Pain Associates IncLafayette, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Caroline Asava among 77 interventional pain medicine physician records in Indiana

Caroline Asava, NP is one of 77 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2015, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 54 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Indiana

There are 77 interventional pain medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jocelyn Bush, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601447356704
  2. Michael Dorwart, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601225243892
  3. John Fitzgerald, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601700873148
  4. David Gordon, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601760724603
  5. Kristin Goss, NPIndianapolis, IN 462601578189841
  6. Edward Kowlowitz, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601972590529
  7. Forrest Oberhelman, DOIndianapolis, IN 462601609495597
  8. David Ratzman, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462601174528152

Common questions

What is Caroline Asava, NP's NPI number?

Caroline Asava, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336525872, issued on Aug 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Caroline Asava, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8805 N Meridian St Ste 200, Indianapolis, IN, 46260. Phone: (317) 706-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Caroline Asava, NP's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 71005580A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Caroline Asava, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Caroline Asava, NP had 3,093 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.