NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA

Surgery Physician · Shallotte, NC

Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA is a surgery physician with a practice address in Shallotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1215005459, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200000740, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215005459
Name
Michael Louis Cahn
Credential
M.D., PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
200000740 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4503 Main St Ste 2, Shallotte, NC 28470
Phone
(910) 363-4949
Enumerated
Dec 4, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 21, 2024
Fax
(910) 477-6285
Medicaid ID
89126VT NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040901000109); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

708 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 196 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Cahn708
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam215 claims
  2. Cephalexin204 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl194 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl42 claims
  5. Omeprazole22 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: $4,838.50

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Cahn$4,838.50
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael Louis Cahn among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hugh Daniel, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721821092636
  2. Jeffrey Fair, MDWhiteville, NC 284721780606004
  3. David Greco, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721881698868
  4. Andrew Hutchinson, DOWhiteville, NC 284721134206816
  5. Ronald Walters, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721922002997
  6. Paul Armstrong, MDSouthport, NC 284611871574053
  7. James Smith, M.D.Saint James, NC 284611144628967
  8. Robert Zukoski, M.D.Southport, NC 284611346223054

Common questions

What is Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA's NPI number?

Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215005459, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4503 Main St Ste 2, Shallotte, NC, 28470. Phone: (910) 363-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000740, 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 Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Louis Cahn, M.D., PA had 708 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.