Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Cathy Layne, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Albemarle, NC

Cathy Layne, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Albemarle, North Carolina, and NPI 1750572079, issued on Aug 5, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00734, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1750572079
Name
Cathy Layne
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
2018-00734 NC
2024048305 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
923 N 2ND St, Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone
(704) 403-1877
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2007
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 923 N 2ND St

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

  1. Justin Canter, FNPNurse Practitioner1194274100
  2. John Godino, MDGastroenterology Physician1548260250
  3. David Schmidt, M.D.Neurology Physician1376737437
  4. Katherine Sells, FNPNurse Practitioner1164088829
  5. Patti Shoe, FNPNurse Practitioner1487896247
  6. Valerie Vang, FNPNurse Practitioner1942617048

Verify Cathy Layne in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

68 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Cathy Layne68
  2. Specialty average1,010

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: 100 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 activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $16.52

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc.. The 12,691 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,902.45 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cathy Layne$16.52
  2. Specialty average$4,902.45

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

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Meritas Health CorporationKansas City, MO
  2. TS Telepsychiatry PLLCAlbemarle, 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.

6 psychiatry physician records list a Albemarle practice address

They are 6 of the 479 NPPES records with a Albemarle practice address, and 1,554 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

Other psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ronee Aaron, D.O.Hendersonville, NC1154390615
  2. Mohammad Abu-Salha, MDClayton, NC1245228527
  3. Julie Adams, MDDurham, NC1295753440
  4. Scott Adams, DOKings Mountain, NC1700175890
  5. Rachel Adcock, MDDurham, NC1669661922
  6. Danielle Adegoroye, M.D.Greensboro, NC1750697389
  7. Michael Adelman, M.D.Cary, NC1841516622
  8. Sanju Adhikari, MDRaleigh, NC1225441066
  9. Amy AdikCharlotte, NC1184484156
  10. Archana Rao Adikey, M.B.B.SGreenville, NC1275094096

Common questions

What is Cathy Layne, MD's NPI number?

Cathy Layne, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750572079, issued on Aug 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cathy Layne, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 923 N 2ND St, Albemarle, NC, 28001. Phone: (704) 403-1877. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cathy Layne, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00734, 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 Cathy Layne, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cathy Layne, MD had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cathy Layne, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.