Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP

Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, GA

Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1306947403, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1306947403
Name
Catherine Appiah-Pippim
Credential
MD, FACP
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
1500 Oglethorpe Ave, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 548-2133
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave

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

  1. Holly Aldridge, MDPediatrics Physician1437187754
  2. Ellenora Aviles, OTRLPediatric Occupational Therapist1932129426
  3. Matthew Baker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316975782
  4. May Luz Bullecer, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1265500862
  5. Marivic Cagampan, PTPediatric Physical Therapist1386664886
  6. Sarah Carey, PAPhysician Assistant1881613131

Verify Catherine Appiah-Pippim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

60 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Catherine Appiah-Pippim60
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate11 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 91.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $20.68

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Appiah-Pippim$20.68
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Piedmont Athens Primary Care LLCAthens, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

166 internal medicine physician records list a Athens practice address

They are 166 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a Athens practice address, and 4,653 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

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  4. Rahat AbbasiAugusta, GA1578057261
  5. Diane Abby Burr, D.O.Carrollton, GA1255374278
  6. Bsmah Abdalslam, M.DAustell, GA1598013492
  7. Eltigani Abdelhai, MDGainesville, GA1538233531
  8. Maged Abdelmalik, M.D.Folkston, GA1770558470
  9. Mohammed Abdu, MDAtlanta, GA1760696520
  10. Maher Abdulla, M.D.Warner Robins, GA1316997489

Common questions

What is Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP's NPI number?

Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306947403, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 548-2133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP's license?

Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Catherine Appiah-Pippim, MD, FACP's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.