Patricia Cavender, MD
Dermatology Physician · Valencia, CA
Patricia Cavender, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Valencia, California, and NPI 1487626867, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (California G52289, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patricia Cavender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G52289 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23803 Mcbean Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
- Phone
- (661) 481-2400
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111121000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patricia Cavender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G52289Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
775 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide147 claims
- Ketoconazole137 claims
- Metronidazole47 claims
- Fluocinonide36 claims
- Hydrocortisone33 claims
- Cephalexin32 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,006.85
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 one group practice
- Csi Medical GroupArcadia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patricia Cavender among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Patricia Cavender, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lydia Carpenter, MDValencia, CA 913551972594893
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- Gary Klein, M.D.Valencia, CA 913551285732388
- Diana Kneiber, MDSanta Clarita, CA 913551063973543
- Michael McCray, MDValencia, CA 913551235282856
- Bernard Raskin, MDValencia, CA 913551013941962
- Yang Yu, M.D.Valencia, CA 913551619241452
- Pedram Ghasri, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561639429178
Common questions
What is Patricia Cavender, MD's NPI number?
Patricia Cavender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487626867, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patricia Cavender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23803 Mcbean Pkwy, Valencia, CA, 91355. Phone: (661) 481-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patricia Cavender, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G52289, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Patricia Cavender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patricia Cavender, MD had 775 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patricia Cavender, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.