Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ashley Cauthen, M.D.

Dermatology · Ocala, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
1740 SE 18TH ST STE 1102, Ocala, FL 34471
3525120092
In practice since 2008 (17 years)
NPI: 1720254071 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Cauthen

Dr. Ashley Cauthen is a dermatology specialist in Ocala, FL, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cauthen performed 23,959 Medicare services across 10,188 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cauthen received a total of $271,400 from 55 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1042 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cauthen is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 17 years in practice ▲ Top 2% volume in FL $271,400 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Medical Doctor 112254 Clear January 31, 2028
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
23,959
Medicare services
Top 2% in FL for dermatology
10,188
Unique beneficiaries
$52
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~1,409 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 7,595 $5 $9
Injection, tildrakizumab, 1 mg 3,400 $110 $150
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 3,275 $64 $119
Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 2,113 $36 $88
Skin biopsy, tangential 1,372 $65 $133
Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 1,138 $76 $147
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 794 $92 $167
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth 610 $38 $67
Application of ultraviolet light to skin 596 $17 $31
New patient office visit (30-44 min) 308 $78 $148
Steroid injection (triamcinolone) 298 $1 $2
Treatment of inflammatory skin disease using laser, less than 250.0 sq cm 282 $118 $202
Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery 280 $30 $52
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths 266 $121 $218
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) 178 $39 $74
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths 140 $33 $74
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area 129 $207 $340
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm 118 $122 $233
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm 101 $96 $191
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 101 $117 $220
Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional 100 $17 $30
Punch biopsy, first skin growth 99 $94 $165
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm 94 $218 $403
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm 68 $98 $319
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle 63 $11 $19
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths 53 $88 $172
Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags 52 $50 $118
Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) 48 $273 $405
Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth 44 $108 $182
Simple or single drainage of skin abscess 31 $93 $162
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm 23 $107 $365
Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth 22 $47 $78
Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm 22 $68 $236
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes 20 $48 $95
Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm 18 $94 $181
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved 18 $340 $580
Calculation of radiation therapy dose 18 $52 $84
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less 16 $209 $367
Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm 16 $107 $246
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less 15 $69 $130
Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm 13 $117 $215
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm 12 $136 $252
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$271,400
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $38,771/year across 7 years
Top 3% in FL for dermatology
55
Companies
1,042
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$248,649 (91.6%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$20,794 (7.7%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,958 (0.7%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$39,637
2023
$34,734
2022
$17,143
2021
$40,360
2020
$20,829
2019
$44,716
2018
$73,981

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Amgen Inc.
$128,253
Celgene Corporation
$70,565
PFIZER INC.
$43,488
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$7,508
Merz North America, Inc.
$2,562
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$2,426
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$1,840
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,766
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$1,229
AbbVie Inc.
$1,119
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
$1,067
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$1,024
UCB, Inc.
$966
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$726
Lilly USA, LLC
$675
Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$629
AbbVie, Inc.
$479
ABBVIE INC.
$461
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$456
Journey Medical Corporation
$437
LEO Pharma Inc.
$411
STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc.
$358
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$325
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$313
Incyte Corporation
$250
Almirall LLC
$225
Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
$202
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
$171
EPI Health, LLC
$135
GENZYME CORPORATION
$100
Biofrontera Inc.
$100
MAYNE PHARMA INC.
$89
Encore Dermatology Inc.
$79
Sandoz Inc.
$70
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$67
DERMIRA, INC.
$64
Genentech USA, Inc.
$62
Allergan Inc.
$61
Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc.
$60
Promius Pharma LLC
$55
VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$54
Allergan, Inc.
$50
Mayne Pharma Inc.
$49
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$49
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$44
Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$43
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$43
Sensus Healthcare, Inc.
$42
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$42
PruGen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals
$28
MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC
$25
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$19
Nabriva Therapeutics, plc
$14
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$13
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$13
Top 3 companies account for 89.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
0.25% · 20% · ABSORICA · ABSORICA (isotretinoin) · ADBRY · AKLIEF · AMZEEQ · APEXICON E · ARAZLO · Absorica LD · Aczone · Ameluz · BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) · BLU-U · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · Bimzelx · CIBINQO · CIPRODEX · CLODERM · COLLAGENASE SANTYL · COSENTYX · Ceracade · Cimzia · Cloderm Cream · Cordran · DAXXIFY · DORYX · DUOBRII · DUPIXENT · DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION · DYSPORT · Dermatological Psoriasis and Vitiligo Treatment · EBGLYSS · ENSTILAR · EPIDUO FORTE · EPSOLAY · EUCRISA · Erivedge · Erleada · Exelderm · HALOG (Halcinonide Cream · HUMIRA · Humira · ILUMYA · ILUMYA (tildrakizumab-asmn) injection · Ilumya · Impoyz · KERYDIN · LIBTAYO · LITFULO · Levulan Kerastick (aminolevulinic acid HCl) for Topical Solution · ODOMZO · OLUMIANT · OPZELURA · ORACEA · Odomzo · Otezla · PICATO · QBREXZA · REMICADE · RETIN-A · RETIN-A MICRO · RINVOQ · SILIQ · SIVEXTRO · SKYRIZI · SPEVIGO · Santyl · Sernivo · Seysara · Sivextro · Skyrizi · Sotyktu · TALTZ · TOPICORT (desoximetasone) Topical Spray · TREMFYA · TargaDox · Tremfya · Trianex · ULTRAVATE · USP) 0.1% · VALCHLOR · VTAMA · Veltin · Winlevi · XELJANZ · XEOMIN · XTRAC · Xeomin · YCANTH · ZILXI · Zoryve
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (92%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in dermatology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for dermatology in FL.

Equivalent to $1,133 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Dermatologists within 10 mi
23
Per 100K population
5.9
County median income
$58,535
Nearest hospital
MARION COMMUNTIY HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Cauthen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 3% of FL peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Cauthen experienced with destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Cauthen performed 7,595 destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Cauthen receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Cauthen received a total of $271,400 from 55 companies across 1,042 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Cauthen's costs compare to other dermatologists in Ocala?
Dr. Cauthen's average Medicare payment per service is $52. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Cauthen) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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