Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1790004984, issued on May 27, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 166376, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Lee Cavanaugh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 166376 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Mason Farm RD, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-9071
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 966-6730
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191112002485); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Lee Cavanaugh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 166376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl65 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $30,224.89
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 3 group practices
- Agape Physical Therapy And Sports Rehabilitation LPForest Hill, MD
- University OF Maryland Orthopaedic Associates PABaltimore, MD
- University OF Maryland Orthopaedic Trauma Associates, P.A.Baltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Lee Cavanaugh among 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in North Carolina
Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD is one of 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 70% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 25 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in North Carolina.
All 37 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas WeinbergChapel Hill, NC 275991770927279
- Cary Idler, MDRaleigh, NC 276091578784591
- William Lestini, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091881711158
- Ryan Gentry, MDRaleigh, NC 276101427491257
- Conor Regan, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101265635940
- Paul Suh, MDRaleigh, NC 276141730108721
- Nael Shanti, M.D.Cary, NC 275181720231749
- Phillip Horne, MD, PHDCary, NC 275111073757720
Common questions
What is Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD's NPI number?
Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790004984, issued on May 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Mason Farm RD, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-9071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 166376, 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 Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.