Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Salem, MA
Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salem, Massachusetts, and NPI 1780630442, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 222239, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathleen Dawson Ayers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 222239 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970
- Phone
- (978) 741-9500
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (978) 741-3927
- Medicaid ID
- 2086000 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041004000430); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathleen Dawson Ayers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 222239Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,348 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate71 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium62 claims
- Lisinopril60 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Eliquis38 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts IncDanvers, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathleen Dawson Ayers among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Salem
They are 62 of the 1,869 NPPES records with a practice address in Salem, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD's NPI number?
Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780630442, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Highland Ave, Salem, MA, 01970. Phone: (978) 741-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 222239, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathleen Dawson Ayers, MD had 1,348 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.