Basil Lester Pugh, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Asheville, NC
Basil Lester Pugh, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1306858873, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9500427, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Basil Lester Pugh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 9500427 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 76 Peachtree RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 254-1969
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 254-4611
- Medicaid ID
- 8969450 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040510001411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 76 Peachtree RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Seren Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1285771139
- William Ballantine, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801835624
- Robert BarkerCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457732406
- Vicky Bell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1306951686
Verify Basil Lester Pugh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9500427Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- 360 Anesthesia PLLCEden, NC
- Medstream Anesthesia PLLCClyde, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Basil Lester Pugh among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina
Basil Lester Pugh, MD is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 997 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,482 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sanjay Anand, MDAsheville, NC 288031619991528
- James Brown, MDAsheville, NC 288031285658245
- Kenneth Ellington, MDAsheville, NC 288031144244112
- Paul Harris, MDAsheville, NC 288031134142359
- Andrew Hart, MDAsheville, NC 288031558385427
- Michael Hooker, MDAsheville, NC 288031588687537
- Keith Housman, MDAsheville, NC 288031164413217
- Frank Moretz, MDAsheville, NC 288031740220649
Common questions
What is Basil Lester Pugh, MD's NPI number?
Basil Lester Pugh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306858873, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Basil Lester Pugh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 76 Peachtree RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 254-1969. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Basil Lester Pugh, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9500427, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Basil Lester Pugh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Basil Lester Pugh, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Basil Lester Pugh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.