NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1225691041, issued on Apr 17, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01045, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225691041
Name
Zachary Scott Tugaoen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2022-01045 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
102 Mason Farm RD, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(984) 974-4462
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2019
Record last updated
Apr 26, 2022
Fax
(919) 843-9355
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 102 Mason Farm RD

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

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  2. Susan Cavanaugh, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1063250462
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  4. Michael CunninghamRheumatology Physician1821587742
  5. Michael Gelinas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912563271
  6. Laura Johnston, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1467086538

Verify Zachary Scott Tugaoen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

434 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Zachary Tugaoen434
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate61 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
  3. Entresto29 claims
  4. Carvedilol26 claims
  5. Spironolactone25 claims
  6. Furosemide24 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: $1,037.40

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zachary Tugaoen$1,037.40
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Zachary Scott Tugaoen among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 219 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marco Aleman, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991275558520
  2. Timothy Carey, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991407871759
  3. Paul Chelminski, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991609891969
  4. Cristin Colford, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991801829478
  5. Darren Dewalt, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991962435537
  6. James Evans, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991932124203
  7. Russell Harris, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991083639355
  8. Thomas Keyserling, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991336164615

Common questions

What is Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD's NPI number?

Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225691041, issued on Apr 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 102 Mason Farm RD, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (984) 974-4462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01045, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zachary Scott Tugaoen, MD had 434 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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.