Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Norfolk, VA
Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1770546442, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101034703, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheryl Genessa Cauthen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0101034703 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 May Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504
- Phone
- (757) 623-2123
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 622-8806
- Medicaid ID
- 006378838 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100914000504); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1005 May Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Sherrill, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1679671580
Verify Cheryl Genessa Cauthen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101034703Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,919 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost804 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol257 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate249 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl226 claims
- Timolol Maleate151 claims
- Lumigan141 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $482.11
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Virginia Ophthalmology Associates PCNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cheryl Genessa Cauthen among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2000 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
All 592 in Virginia → Every provider in Norfolk → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Quentin Franklin, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235041639131972
- Ira Lederman, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235041780699413
- Richard Sherrill, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235041679671580
- Vincent Verdi, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235041053326777
- Dawnielle Kerner, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235051881653616
- James Valone, MDNorfolk, VA 235051417359746
- Rohit Adyanthaya, MDNorfolk, VA 235021710023411
- Alaa Al-Dabbagh, MDNorfolk, VA 235021154993905
Common questions
What is Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD's NPI number?
Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770546442, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 May Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23504. Phone: (757) 623-2123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101034703, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD had 2,919 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cheryl Genessa Cauthen, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.