Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH
Family Medicine Physician · Candler, NC
Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Candler, North Carolina, and NPI 1699270298, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-02453, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sylvia Venezia Kauffman
- Credential
- MD, MSPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2019-02453 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Westridge Market PL, Candler, NC 28715
- Phone
- (828) 418-0040
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 418-0041
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210715002716); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25 Westridge Market PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Bower, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCSClinical Social Worker1295016855
- Jeanine Cunningham, DNP, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891237178
- Michaela Macdonald, PHARMDPharmacist1457830671
- Marina Macnamara, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962848358
- Jenna Wilcox, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1144998386
Verify Sylvia Venezia Kauffman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2019-02453Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,030 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium162 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate110 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium109 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Gabapentin79 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide42 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 one group practice
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sylvia Venezia Kauffman among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH is one of 4,953 family medicine 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Candler
They are 14 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in Candler, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH's NPI number?
Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699270298, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Westridge Market PL, Candler, NC, 28715. Phone: (828) 418-0040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-02453, 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 Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH had 2,030 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sylvia Venezia Kauffman, MD, MSPH'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.