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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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
47% 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 3,149 among the 19,556 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Innovation Technologies Inc. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Excela Health Physician Practices, IncLatrobe, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
7 cardiovascular disease physician records list a Latrobe practice address
They are 7 of the 517 NPPES records with a Latrobe practice address, and 1,381 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 7 in Latrobe → All 1,381 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Latrobe →
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
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- Sandra Abramson, MDWynnewood, PA1275538282
- Elizabeth Adams, DOHershey, PA1780885434
- David Addley, D.O.Philadelphia, PA1881767374
- Michael Adesman, MDUpland, PA1932101888
- Gur Adhar, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA1609871052
- James Adisey, M.D.Greensburg, PA1033228622
- Nana Afari-Armah, MDPhiladelphia, PA1023244639
- Shweta Aggarwal, MDWormleysburg, PA1053568972
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 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Simon Chough, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.