NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Nutritionist NPI 1548418189
Verify on CMS → Meghan Kavanaugh
Nutritionist in Ruston, Louisiana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,956 in Nutritionist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 220 beneficiaries · Nutritionist avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
28%
generic claims · 61% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$1.5K
92 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Meghan Kavanaugh carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 2,567 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 28%
- generic prescribing
- $1.5K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Meghan Kavanaugh
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1548418189), first enumerated 09/08/2008.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,567 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.5K in reported industry payments (92 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1548418189 · Nutritionist
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1548418189
- ENUM-MID 2008
- TAX-NARROW 4,956
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 2,567
- BOOK-THIN 38 in Louisiana
- PHOTO-ENUM Regina Stoker, RD, M… · 2008
Meghan Kavanaugh's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
2,567 ≥ 87th percentile 87% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Meghan Kavanaugh?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Nutritionist
Medicare Part D claims
2,567 66% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Louisiana
How Nutritionist compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1548418189 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nutritionist |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/08/2008 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Meghan Kavanaugh bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Hill Medical Services, LLC
West Monroe, LA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Meghan Kavanaugh. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.5K
Largest payer
Novo Nordisk Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
Meghan Kavanaugh - brand share 61.0%
Nutritionist average
61% brand-name claims vs 28% generic, on 2,567 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
2,567
Total Claims
$1.5M
Total Drug Cost
220
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,508.167
- Total Day Supply
- 102,139
- Brand vs Generic
- 61% brand / 28% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.2M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $6K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 67.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.48
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 53, 65-74: 120, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Meghan Kavanaugh prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Mounjaro
Mounjaro
313 claims
- Ozempic
Ozempic
254 claims
- Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 …
Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)
228 claims
- Jardiance
Jardiance
130 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er 97
Metformin Hcl Er
97 claims
- Farxiga 86
Farxiga
86 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 80
Atorvastatin Calcium
80 claims
- Novolog 73
Novolog
73 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Mounjaro Tirzepatide | 313 |
| Ozempic Semaglutide | 254 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5) Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 228 |
| Jardiance Empagliflozin | 130 |
| Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl | 97 |
| Farxiga Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 86 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 80 |
| Novolog Insulin Aspart | 73 |
| Glipizide Er Glipizide | 65 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 64 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nutritionist Overview
How Meghan Kavanaugh fits within the Nutritionist landscape nationally.
4,956
Nutritionist Providers in US
54
States with Nutritionist
1,543
Avg Claims per Provider
Meghan Kavanaugh's 2,567 claims are above the specialty average of 1,543.
Nationwide Nutritionist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kavanaugh, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Nutritionist Providers in Louisiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kavanaugh.
One of 38 Nutritionist providers enrolled in Louisiana, 5 are shown here.
Laurie Allen
MHA,RD,LDN
Metairie, LA
Derek Anderson
New Orleans, LA
Peggy Arcement
MS, MA, LDN, RD,LPC
Baton Rouge, LA
Kristi Aucoin
Morgan City, LA
Sandra Booker
RD, LDN
New Orleans, LA
Compare Nutritionist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Meghan Kavanaugh's specialty? ▼
Meghan Kavanaugh specializes in Nutritionist and practices in Ruston, Louisiana.
How much does Meghan Kavanaugh prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Meghan Kavanaugh wrote 2,567 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.5M in drug costs for 220 beneficiaries.
What is Meghan Kavanaugh's Medicare quality score? ▼
Meghan Kavanaugh has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Meghan Kavanaugh located? ▼
Meghan Kavanaugh is located at 707 S VIENNA ST, Ruston, LA, 71270. Phone: (183) 224-3044.
What is Meghan Kavanaugh's NPI number? ▼
Meghan Kavanaugh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548418189, issued on 09/08/2008.
Does Meghan Kavanaugh prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Meghan Kavanaugh's prescribing is 61% brand-name and 28% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.2M in brand drug costs.
How many Nutritionist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,956 Nutritionist providers across 54 states in the US. The average Nutritionist provider writes 1,543 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Meghan Kavanaugh prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Meghan Kavanaugh's most frequently prescribed drugs include Mounjaro, Ozempic, Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5). This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Meghan Kavanaugh accept Medicare? ▼
Meghan Kavanaugh appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,567 Part D claims and 220 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Meghan Kavanaugh's credentials? ▼
Meghan Kavanaugh's NPI is 1548418189. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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