NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Edward Loughney

Internal Medicine Physician · Scranton, PA

William Edward Loughney is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1447719257, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD479909, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1447719257
Name
William Edward Loughney
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD479909 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA 18503
Phone
(570) 342-8500
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2023
Fax
(570) 558-2290
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230825000346); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 531 Mt Pleasant Dr

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

  1. Rayhan Alam, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982191391
  2. Casey Badik, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700305463
  3. Wendy Bell, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1528772456
  4. Kaelyn Besecker, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1558981498
  5. Patricia Bunting, CRNPNurse Practitioner1164843546
  6. Braden Burrier, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1225756133

Verify William Edward Loughney in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,556 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. William Loughney2,556
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium229 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium120 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium95 claims
  5. Lisinopril92 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate87 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Caring Community Health CenterScranton, PA
  2. Geisinger ClinicScranton, PA

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

William Edward Loughney among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

William Edward Loughney is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Scranton

They are 129 of the 2,695 NPPES records with a practice address in Scranton, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terrance Chilson, M.D.Scranton, PA 185031356317267
  2. Janet Erickson, M.D.Scranton, PA 185031760461149
  3. Jared Hill, MDScranton, PA 185031629574272
  4. Joseph Leo, D.O.Scranton, PA 185031023259801
  5. Ferdinand Manahan, MDScranton, PA 185031104805126
  6. Sean McCall, D.O.Scranton, PA 185031780668533
  7. Stephen Opsasnick, MDScranton, PA 185031326015322
  8. Oscar Piczon, MDScranton, PA 185031164401006

Common questions

What is William Edward Loughney's NPI number?

William Edward Loughney's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447719257, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Edward Loughney located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA, 18503. Phone: (570) 342-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Edward Loughney's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD479909, 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 William Edward Loughney prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Edward Loughney had 2,556 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.