Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1639152218, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9500783, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9500783 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 258-0397
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 258-3390
- Medicaid ID
- 8921771 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9500783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,122 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium431 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium403 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate366 claims
- Omeprazole365 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium323 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate282 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolina Internal Medicine Associates PAAsheville, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Nathan Hruska, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031952394066
- Nancy Kubiak, MDAsheville, NC 288031962497511
- Kenneth Kubitschek, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031619950730
- Frederick Littleton, MDAsheville, NC 288031407839095
Common questions
What is Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD's NPI number?
Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639152218, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-0397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9500783, 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 Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD had 10,122 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. 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.