NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John E. Looby, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Rapid City, SD

John E. Looby, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1508966011, issued on Sep 24, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 4242, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508966011
Name
John E. Looby
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
4242 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
353 Fairmont Blvd., Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone
(605) 719-1000
Enumerated
Sep 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051116000508); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1994
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 353 Fairmont Blvd.

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

  1. Nancy Behr, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275626590
  2. Jeanne Berry, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1447350954
  3. Mary Brooks, CNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1962525840
  4. Karen Bryant, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083707301
  5. Diane Coon, CNPNurse Practitioner1932290491
  6. John Fernau, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649560541

Verify John E. Looby in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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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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64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

853 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Looby853
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate68 claims
  2. Potassium Chloride46 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium43 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
  6. Eliquis38 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD

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

John E. Looby among 99 hospitalist physician records in South Dakota

John E. Looby, MD is one of 99 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 85% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2012 among the 75 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in South Dakota

There are 99 hospitalist physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Osama Ahsan, DORapid City, SD 577011043903891
  2. Stephen Calhoon, MDRapid City, SD 577011720188220
  3. Mona Elsayed, MDRapid City, SD 577011205928785
  4. Candace Fetzer, MDRapid City, SD 577011831146596
  5. Chad Hanna, MDRapid City, SD 577011568488021
  6. Robert Houser, MDRapid City, SD 577011578518726
  7. Raymond Nowaczyk, MDRapid City, SD 577011104821248
  8. Marina Petukoff, MDRapid City, SD 577011508802596

Common questions

What is John E. Looby, MD's NPI number?

John E. Looby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508966011, issued on Sep 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John E. Looby, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 353 Fairmont Blvd., Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 719-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John E. Looby, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 4242, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John E. Looby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John E. Looby, MD had 853 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John E. Looby, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.