NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erik Greg Lough, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Austin, TX

Erik Greg Lough, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1215110440, issued on Dec 11, 2007. Check the license (Texas P6021, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215110440
Name
Erik Greg Lough
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
P6021 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250, Austin, TX 78705
Phone
(512) 334-1899
Enumerated
Dec 11, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 451-9752
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130824000054); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2007
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 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250

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

  1. Eric Acheson, MDSurgery Physician1730152448
  2. Ankur Bhakta, DOSurgery Physician1164714127
  3. Zachary Crislip, MDSurgery Physician1326305616
  4. Steven Fass, M.D.Surgery Physician1932188711
  5. Tim Faulkenberry, M.D.Surgery Physician1114906070
  6. Romeo Lainez, MDSurgery Physician1518157031

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

183 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Erik Lough183
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib55 claims
  2. Gabapentin50 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt26 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $751.45

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Erik Lough$751.45
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Capital Surgeons Group, PLLCAustin, TX
  2. Southwest Bariatric Surgeons, PLLCAustin, TX

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

Erik Greg Lough among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Erik Greg Lough, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eric Acheson, MDAustin, TX 787051730152448
  2. Felix Cherico, MDAustin, TX 787051851320246
  3. Stephen Clark, M.D.Austin, TX 787051164401089
  4. Steven Fass, M.D.Austin, TX 787051932188711
  5. Tim Faulkenberry, M.D.Austin, TX 787051114906070
  6. Richard Fleming, MDAustin, TX 787051881623114
  7. Rob Fuller, M.D.Austin, TX 787051760461552
  8. Wayne Ingram, MDAustin, TX 787051134120702

Common questions

What is Erik Greg Lough, M.D.'s NPI number?

Erik Greg Lough, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215110440, issued on Dec 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erik Greg Lough, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 334-1899. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erik Greg Lough, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P6021, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Erik Greg Lough, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erik Greg Lough, M.D. had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.