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Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD

NPI 1790004984ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine· Chapel Hill, NC

Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine (MD) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, trained at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (class of 2010). 577 Medicare patients in 2024, $793,208 paid; nearly all of their 327 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Alphatec Spine, Inc was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $39,922 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1790004984
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMay 27, 2010
Last updated in NPPESOct 21, 2016

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (DC); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (MD)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients577
Services billed2,429 across 91 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$793,208

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)327 · 340 30-day fills
Patients132
Total drug cost$3,455
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduation year2010
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$39,922 · 25 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$30,305 · 24 payments from 8 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$24,000 · 4 payments
  • Royalty or License$8,811 · 2 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$6,476 · 13 payments
  • Food and Beverage$634.58 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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