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Kevin Willis Pugh, M.D.

NPI 1477596302ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Pikeville, KY

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Pikeville, Kentucky, trained at University of Louisville School of Medicine (class of 2001). In 2024 Medicare paid $261,752 for 632 patients, and Part D covered 1,479 of their prescriptions, 80% of them generic. Encore Medical, LP was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,207 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1477596302
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 14, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 8, 2022
Certified by providerJun 8, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X39861KY

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (KY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients632
Services billed1,984 across 36 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$261,752

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,479 · 1,489 30-day fills
Patients552
Total drug cost$117,929
Generic share80% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine
Graduation year2001
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$9,207 · 14 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$19,299 · 14 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Encore Medical, LP$8,1034
Uoc USA Inc$937.653
Avanos Medical$53.812
Smith+nephew, Inc.$45.361
Blue Surgical LLC$19.471

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$6,303 · 3 payments
  • Consulting Fee$2,693 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$212.26 · 9 payments

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

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