Simon Chough, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Latrobe, PA
Simon Chough, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972575769, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD043689L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Simon Chough
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD043689L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Excela Health Dr Ste 203, Latrobe, PA 15650
- Phone
- (724) 539-6320
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (724) 539-6333
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040524000556); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 1,476 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 100 Excela Health Dr Ste 203
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Salman Bhatti, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1003140484
- Mark Milchak, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1225195233
- Subhashish Pal, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1386753952
- Dawn Repak, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639585383
Verify Simon Chough in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD043689LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium208 claims
- Eliquis175 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate151 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate119 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er82 claims
- Lisinopril75 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): 77.5 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: $227.61
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Innovation Technologies Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Excela Health Physician Practices, IncLatrobe, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Simon Chough among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Simon Chough, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Latrobe
They are 7 of the 517 NPPES records with a practice address in Latrobe, and 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,476 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Latrobe → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Salman Bhatti, M.D.Latrobe, PA 156501003140484
- Abid Fakhri, M.D.Latrobe, PA 156501518159276
- Mark Milchak, MDLatrobe, PA 156501225195233
- Subhashish Pal, M.D.Latrobe, PA 156501386753952
- Robert Staffen, MDLatrobe, PA 156501669441762
- Edward SzaboLatrobe, PA 156501255307534
- Tracy RinzivilloJeannette, PA 156441588017016
- Leanne WoiewodskiIrwin, PA 156421114480050
Common questions
What is Simon Chough, MD's NPI number?
Simon Chough, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972575769, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Simon Chough, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Excela Health Dr Ste 203, Latrobe, PA, 15650. Phone: (724) 539-6320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Simon Chough, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD043689L, 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 Simon Chough, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Simon Chough, MD had 1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Simon Chough, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.