NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Frank Clough, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Douglas Frank Clough, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497765564, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD016510E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497765564
Name
Douglas Frank Clough
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD016510E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9401 Mcknight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone
(412) 366-7070
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2022
Fax
(412) 369-8355
Medicaid ID
00066844900300003 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101004000996); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1975
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9401 Mcknight Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Janet Vlha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1598775652

Verify Douglas Frank Clough in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,555 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Clough4,555
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium474 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate265 claims
  3. Lisinopril232 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium189 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl170 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium133 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $140.03

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Douglas Clough$140.03
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Douglas F Clough MD And Associates PCPittsburgh, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Douglas Frank Clough among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Douglas Frank Clough, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

750 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 750 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Boyle, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371578541165
  2. Nancy Carroll, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371982693909
  3. Ashim Dayalan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371376508028
  4. Robin Dietly, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371629056114
  5. Judith EsmanPittsburgh, PA 152371053332304
  6. Raymond Gallon, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371144208810
  7. Donald KlinestiverPittsburgh, PA 152371114904075
  8. Halina Luckiewicz, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371497761399

Common questions

What is Douglas Frank Clough, MD's NPI number?

Douglas Frank Clough, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497765564, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Frank Clough, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9401 Mcknight Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. Phone: (412) 366-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Frank Clough, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD016510E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Douglas Frank Clough, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Frank Clough, MD had 4,555 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.