NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Pluguez, PA

Physician Assistant · Monroe, GA

Luis Pluguez, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Monroe, Georgia, and NPI 1578114997, issued on Sep 26, 2019. Check the license (Georgia 10520, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; 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
1578114997
Name
Luis Pluguez
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
10520 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2151 W Spring St Ste B140, Monroe, GA 30655
Phone
(706) 613-5880
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211130001812); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2021
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

273 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luis Pluguez273
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone31 claims
  2. Cephalexin20 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
  4. Azithromycin19 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl17 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: $88.38

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Pluguez$88.38
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Piedmont Athens Specialty Care LLCMonroe, GA

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

Luis Pluguez among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia

Luis Pluguez, PA is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 physician assistant records list a practice address in Monroe

They are 7 of the 363 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Klemsz, PAMonroe, GA 306551194374991
  2. Brittney Marler, P.AMonroe, GA 306551881612836
  3. Brian Murrell, PAMonroe, GA 306551063694859
  4. Kiley ParrishMonroe, GA 306551235885666
  5. Phong Chau Tran, PACMonroe, GA 306551407404072
  6. Tiffany Welch, PAMonroe, GA 306551578537106
  7. Caitlin Krieger, PA-CMadison, GA 306501558764548
  8. S Tyrus Brown, PARoyston, GA 306621609843572

Common questions

What is Luis Pluguez, PA's NPI number?

Luis Pluguez, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578114997, issued on Sep 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Pluguez, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2151 W Spring St Ste B140, Monroe, GA, 30655. Phone: (706) 613-5880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Pluguez, PA's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 10520, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luis Pluguez, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Pluguez, PA had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.