What is David Lough's specialty?

David Lough (NPI 1407855422) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Charleston, WV.

Where does David Lough practice?

David Lough practices in Charleston, WV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407855422.

How much does Medicare pay David Lough?

David Lough (NPI 1407855422) received approximately $24K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 226 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407855422

David LoughM.D.

OtolaryngologyCharleston, WVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

456

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

489

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 46 Otolaryngology providers in WV — below median (cohort median 565).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

348

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Azelastine Hcl55 claims

Ipratropium Bromide54 claims

Omeprazole53 claims

Montelukast Sodium42 claims

Mometasone Furoate26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.3

Quality

79.9

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.86%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Lough's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HERBERT J. THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	31	53
Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority Ambulance Service Provider · Charleston, WV	18	28
Peilin Zhang Pathology · San Diego, CA	17	34
Jeffrey Boss Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	14	18
Daniel Rodgers Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	12	26
Patrick Hill Diagnostic Radiology · South Charleston, WV	12	26
Phillip Nichols Otolaryngology · Charleston, WV	12	36

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC	76	177
CHARLESTON HOSPITAL INC.	66	147
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	36	61
HERBERT J. THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	25	34
Peilin Zhang Pathology · San Diego, CA	20	39
Jaime Gorby Audiologist · Charleston, WV	18	22
Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority Ambulance Service Provider · Charleston, WV	14	36
James Baek Diagnostic Radiology · South Charleston, WV	11	26
MIANO, D	11	12

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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