Ernest O. Pugh, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charlottesville, VA
Ernest O. Pugh, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1831163575, issued on Feb 16, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101046325, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest O. Pugh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101046325 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 10TH St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
- Phone
- (434) 654-1950
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 977-9808
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050620001195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest O. Pugh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101046325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,135 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium149 claims
- Lisinopril122 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Omeprazole81 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl70 claims
- Montelukast Sodium65 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: $43.96
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Blue Ridge Health Center IncArrington, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest O. Pugh among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Ernest O. Pugh, MD is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlottesville
They are 114 of the 7,000 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlottesville, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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- Michael McClincy, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229021073504130
Common questions
What is Ernest O. Pugh, MD's NPI number?
Ernest O. Pugh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831163575, issued on Feb 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest O. Pugh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 10TH St NE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902. Phone: (434) 654-1950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest O. Pugh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101046325, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ernest O. Pugh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest O. Pugh, MD had 2,135 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.