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Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD

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(41 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Professional interests include: chronic cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma

705 Sixth Avenue W. Suite A
Hendersonville, NC 28739

(828) 696-2570

Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD is a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Pardee.

Office Locations

UNC Health Pardee

705 Sixth Avenue W. Suite A
Hendersonville, NC 28739

(828) 696-2570

(828) 693-0608

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Some issues Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	629
hospital care	373
inpatient care	373
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	181
vaccines	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	733
hospital care	354
inpatient care	354
lab tests	24
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	327
vaccines	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	77
Hispanic	72
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	171
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	735
hospital care	246
inpatient care	246
lab tests	26
pulmonary testing	276

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	61
Hispanic	75
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	145
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	43
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	811
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
lab tests	30
pulmonary testing	262

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	734
Female	986

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1392
Black	132
Hispanic	154
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	594
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	300
Less than 65	290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	766
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
pulmonary testing	404

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	749
Black	69
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	169
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	673
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166
pulmonary testing	761

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	517
Female	592

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	900
Black	79
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	238
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	433
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
pulmonary testing	608

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	443
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	52
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	181
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2019 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	407
pulmonary testing	209

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	23
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	63
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2020 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	821
pulmonary testing	215

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	45
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2021 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	830
pulmonary testing	182

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	56
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC during 2022 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	226
pulmonary testing	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	44
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Hendersonville, NC were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

doctor visit	642
hospital care	222
inpatient care	222
lab tests	26
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	314
vaccines	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	575
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	55
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	231
85 and over	124
Less than 65	104
65 to 74	233

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	34
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Education & Training

She is certified by the Internal Medicine-Pulmonary Disease, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Board Certification: Internal Medicine-Pulmonary Disease, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Pardee

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA) (except for Urgent Care), Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA) (except for Urgent Care)

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.98 out of 5 stars based on 41 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hendersonville, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Erika Cappelluti, MD PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,314 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $408	NUCALA $239	BREO $196	ANORO ELLIPTA $163	ANORO $141	Other $166
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$543 BREZTRI $206	SYMBICORT $169	FARXIGA $100	FASENRA $27	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $25	Other $15
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$536 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $190	OFEV $177	STIOLTO $87	Spiriva $57	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $24
Grifols USA, LLC	$242 Prolastin-C $178	Prolastin-C Liquid $49	Xembify $16
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$183 Brovana $106	Lonhala Magnair $77
Other	$1,103 XOLAIR $201	Esbriet $128	UPTRAVI $111	GLASSIA $106	Perforomist $91	Other $467

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,770
Consulting Fee	$150

Biography

Dr. Erika Cappelluti, who practices in Hendersonville, NC, is a medical specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Cappelluti is rated highly by her patients. Her areas of expertise include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic cough. She most likely takes Coventry, Cigna, and Centene, as well as other insurance carriers. She studied medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. Dr. Cappelluti is professionally affiliated with UNC Health. Her practice in Hendersonville, NC is open to new patients as reported by UNC Health.