Rita Kaplon, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Asheville, NC
Rita Kaplon, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1538547385, issued on May 13, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-01004, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita Kaplon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 2019-01004 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 41 Oakland RD Ste 200, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 253-5381
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191002001861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 41 Oakland RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ellen Howard, C.N.MMidwife1629370697
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- Melinda Ramage, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558695981
Verify Rita Kaplon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2019-01004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,472.84
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Uwh OF The Carolinas PLLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rita Kaplon among 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina
Rita Kaplon, MD is one of 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 1,043 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207V00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Rita Kaplon, MD's NPI number?
Rita Kaplon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538547385, issued on May 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita Kaplon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41 Oakland RD Ste 200, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 253-5381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita Kaplon, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-01004, 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 Rita Kaplon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rita Kaplon, MD had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rita Kaplon, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.