Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Durango, CO
Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1760448690, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 42965, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Karnes Cathcart
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 42965 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Mercado St Ste 100, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 385-7977
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 385-6727
- Medicaid IDs
- 18386831 CO
Z4525 NM
T0296 UT
635279 AZ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041110000647); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Mercado St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Smith, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1477556579
- Emily Unterreiner, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1669074985
Verify Cynthia Karnes Cathcart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 42965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
1,023 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole93 claims
- Acyclovir88 claims
- Dexamethasone74 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate73 claims
- Hydroxyurea57 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl48 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760448690, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Mercado St Ste 100, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 385-7977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 42965, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D. had 1,023 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cynthia Karnes Cathcart, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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), 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.