Douglas Robert Gugger, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Douglas Robert Gugger, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1457470429, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD451343, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Robert Gugger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- MD451343 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1840 South St Ste 2, Philadelphia, PA 19146
- Phone
- (215) 893-7246
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 243-4615
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150701001771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Robert Gugger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD451343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
524 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 174 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl63 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl53 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl25 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl23 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): 85.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $85.14
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spr Therapeutics, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Robert Gugger among 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania
Douglas Robert Gugger, MD is one of 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2007 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207LP2900X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 200 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Miller, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191451174697346
- Misha Dewan, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191411649407578
- Vishwant Tatagari, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191411598343857
- Gaurav Trehan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401225187586
- Deepak Mehrotra, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191201851330484
- Leighton Perrins, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191141861568339
- Andrew Ng, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191121962667188
- Dajie Wang, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191121285653048
Common questions
What is Douglas Robert Gugger, MD's NPI number?
Douglas Robert Gugger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457470429, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Robert Gugger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1840 South St Ste 2, Philadelphia, PA, 19146. Phone: (215) 893-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Robert Gugger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD451343, 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 Robert Gugger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Robert Gugger, MD had 524 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Robert Gugger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.