Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 9,789
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 464
- Part D claims, 2024
- 10,122
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 258-0397
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA
Asheville, North Carolina
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Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh is an internist in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Cavanaugh practices at Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA in Asheville, North Carolina.
Dr. Cavanaugh's NPI, 1639152218, was assigned on November 28, 2005. Dr. Cavanaugh graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Cavanaugh holds North Carolina license 9500783.
- NPI
- 1639152218NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638204209
- NPI enumeration date
- November 28, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 258-0397
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh practices at Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Cavanaugh's primary practice is Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA, at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803 in Buncombe County. The practice phone is (828) 258-0397.
- Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803 · Buncombe CountyPhone(828) 258-0397
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Cavanaugh's primary practice is Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Cavanaugh is also affiliated with Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cavanaugh to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cavanaugh practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh is one of 3,705 internists in North Carolina
Internal medicine is Dr. Cavanaugh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Cavanaugh is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Cavanaugh
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh billed Medicare for 9,789 services in 2024
CMS data shows 9,789 Medicare services from Dr. Cavanaugh across 41 procedure codes in 2024, for 464 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $261,904 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Cavanaugh's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 3,8512024: 3,41511%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3,1202024: 2,9406%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3752024: 1,19813%
- Other services
- 2023: 8382024: 1,14036%
- Surgery
- 2023: 9452024: 73922%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2852024: 2638%
- Imaging
- 2023: 912024: 943%
Dr. Cavanaugh compared with the North Carolina median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Cavanaugh
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 9,789vs 52118.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 464vs 1852.5 times
- Part D claims
- 9,481vs 27234.9 times
Medians across 3,695 internists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cavanaugh's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh treated 464 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 464 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cavanaugh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 211 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cavanaugh's median patient age at 74, with 87% women.
Dr. Cavanaugh's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Cavanaugh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women38984%
- Men7516%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cavanaugh's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure66%
- Arthritis42%
- Mood disorders31%
- Depression30%
- Osteoporosis26%
- Anxiety20%
- Diabetes17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cavanaugh's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women87%
- Men13%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh wrote 10,122 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cavanaugh wrote 10,122 Medicare Part D claims for 688 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,481 of them, across 131 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $602,741 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,780 claims across 127 drugs.
Dr. Cavanaugh's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic9,020 claims89%
- Brand-name1,072 claims11%
- Other30 claims0%
Dr. Cavanaugh's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cavanaugh's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%146 of 10,122 claims
- Antibiotics1%116 of 10,122 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%17 of 10,122 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 8,7802024: 9,4818%
Drugs named by CMS: 131 in 2024, 127 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Cavanaugh for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Cavanaugh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cavanaugh as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Cavanaugh's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 77.7of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh received $224 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Cavanaugh from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $173.
General payments to Dr. Cavanaugh by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cavanaugh by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$21395%
- Education$125%
Companies that paid Dr. Cavanaugh the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Cavanaugh graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh's NPI number?
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh's NPI number is 1639152218. It was assigned on November 28, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh?
Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh is an internist in Asheville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh practice?
Dr. Cavanaugh practices at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803. Dr. Cavanaugh's primary practice is Carolina Internal Medicine Associates, PA in Asheville, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cavanaugh to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cavanaugh is (828) 258-0397.
What is Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh's medical license number?
Dr. Cavanaugh holds North Carolina license 9500783.
Which hospitals is Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh affiliated with?
Dr. Cavanaugh is affiliated with Mission Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cavanaugh to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh part of?
Dr. Cavanaugh is linked to Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI links Dr. Cavanaugh to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cavanaugh billed Medicare for 9,789 services in 2024, and Dr. Cavanaugh accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cavanaugh as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh's MIPS score?
Dr. Cavanaugh's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh see?
CMS counts 464 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cavanaugh in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cavanaugh's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh go to medical school?
Dr. Cavanaugh graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cavanaugh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $224 in general payments to Dr. Cavanaugh from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
How long has Dr. Pamela Blanks Cavanaugh been practicing?
Dr. Cavanaugh graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
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