Catherine Cranford, MD
Allergy & Immunology Physician · Asheville, NC
Catherine Cranford, MD is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1639517279, issued on Jun 5, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-01907, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Cranford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- 2018-01907 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 255-3749
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 14 Mcdowell St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marcia Ballard, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124018775
- David Brown, M. D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1588655609
- Benjamin ClubbPhysician Assistant1982353454
- Christopher Copenhaver, M.D,Allergy & Immunology Physician1659370708
- Elise Coulson, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1073993788
- Michael Cross, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1316033095
Verify Catherine Cranford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-01907Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024
1,258 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 788 among the 2,397 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium163 claims
- Azelastine Hcl138 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate105 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa76 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta62 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride60 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 57.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $914.93
48 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 2,070 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,602.63 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Allergy Partners PLLCAsheville, NC
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.
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 133 allergy & immunology physician records in North Carolina.
Other allergy & immunology physician records in North Carolina
- Alan Aarons, M.D.Raleigh, NC1578560363
- Thomas Backenson, M.D.Fort Liberty, NC1568562759
- Sonia Bains, MDRaleigh, NC1265699243
- John BarberDurham, NC1598393134
- Sheila Bina, M.D.Salisbury, NC1649598863
- Ralph Bobbitt, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1134123888
- Otto Boehm, MDCharlotte, NC1841225059
- Susan Bottone, M.D.Hendersonville, NC1952646499
- Eric Brestel, M. D.Greenville, NC1952391369
- David Brown, M. D.Asheville, NC1588655609
Common questions
What is Catherine Cranford, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Cranford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639517279, issued on Jun 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Cranford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 255-3749. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Cranford, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-01907, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Cranford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Cranford, MD had 1,258 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 788. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Cranford, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 57.9 of 100. 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.