Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner, MD

  • Dothan, AL
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1194934752PAC ID0547430100
Medicare services, 2024
1,545
Medicare patients, 2024
402
Part D claims, 2024
1,209
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
1450 Ross Clark Circle Southeast, Dothan, AL 36301
Practice phone
Call (334) 793-3442
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Primary practice

Dothan Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Dothan, Alabama

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Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner is an orthopedic surgeon in Dothan, Alabama

Dr. Pflugner practices at Dothan Surgery Center in Dothan, Alabama.

Dr. Pflugner's NPI, 1194934752, was assigned on May 21, 2007. Dr. Pflugner holds Alabama license 28579.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0547430100
NPI enumeration date
May 21, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(334) 793-3442
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner practices at Dothan Surgery Center in Dothan, Alabama

Dr. Pflugner's primary practice is Dothan Surgery Center, at 1450 Ross Clark Circle Southeast, Dothan, AL 36301. The practice phone is (334) 793-3442.

  • Dothan Surgery Center
    1450 Ross Clark Circle Southeast, Dothan, AL 36301Phone(334) 793-3442

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Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Pflugner's primary practice is Dothan Surgery Center in Dothan, Alabama. Dr. Pflugner is also affiliated with Southeast Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern Bone & Joint Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pflugner to 3 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pflugner practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dothan Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+10 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner is one of 310 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Pflugner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pflugner's licenses on file in 2 states: Alabama and Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 28579 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Surgery, FloridaLicense ME120014 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Pflugner treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Pflugner

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner billed Medicare for 1,545 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,545 Medicare services from Dr. Pflugner across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 402 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,738 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,545
Medicare patients402
Paid by Medicare$119,738
Procedure codes18

Dr. Pflugner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5302024: 5779%
Imaging
2023: 4452024: 4849%
Surgery
2023: 2472024: 2595%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,9652024: 22589%

Where Dr. Pflugner's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,45894%
  • In a facility876%

Dr. Pflugner compared with the Alabama median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Pflugner
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
1,545vs 1,570Close to median
Medicare patients
402vs 26253% above
Part D claims
1,109vs 4852.3 times

Medians across 302 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pflugner's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner treated 402 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 402 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pflugner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 161 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pflugner's median patient age at 66, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024402
Average age75
Average risk score1.27
Also on Medicaid12%

Dr. Pflugner's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pflugner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women25263%
  • Men15037%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pflugner's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety33%
  5. Diabetes33%
  6. Ischemic heart disease33%
  7. Mood disorders31%
  8. Depression28%

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Dr. Pflugner's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner wrote 1,209 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pflugner wrote 1,209 Medicare Part D claims for 281 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,109 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,773 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 777 claims across 15 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,209
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$9,773
Part D patients281

Dr. Pflugner's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,202 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims1%

Dr. Pflugner's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Pflugner's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids25%305 of 1,209 claims
  • Antibiotics20%239 of 1,209 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7772024: 1,10943%

Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 15 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Pflugner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pflugner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Pflugner, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Pflugner's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Pflugner ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
73rd percentile41 procedures
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
88th percentile15 procedures
Hip replacement
55th percentile13 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner received $7,919 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 78 general payments to Dr. Pflugner from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 75% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $3,291.

General payments to Dr. Pflugner by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Pflugner by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.9Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$5,93975%
  • Food and beverage$1,83623%
  • Education$1442%

Companies that paid Dr. Pflugner the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Pflugner, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Pflugner

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Pflugner is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Humana
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Pflugner accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO7
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner's NPI number?

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner's NPI number is 1194934752. It was assigned on May 21, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner?

Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner is an orthopedic surgeon in Dothan, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner practice?

Dr. Pflugner practices at 1450 Ross Clark Circle Southeast, Dothan, AL 36301. Dr. Pflugner's primary practice is Dothan Surgery Center in Dothan, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pflugner to 3 hospitals, 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pflugner is (334) 793-3442.

What is Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner's medical license number?

Dr. Pflugner holds Alabama license 28579, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pflugner in Alabama and Florida.

Which hospitals is Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner affiliated with?

Dr. Pflugner is affiliated with Southeast Health Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Pflugner to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner part of?

Dr. Pflugner is linked to Southern Bone & Joint Specialists.

Does Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pflugner billed Medicare for 1,545 services in 2024, and Dr. Pflugner accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner's MIPS score?

Dr. Pflugner's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner see?

CMS counts 402 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pflugner in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pflugner's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J0702) and office visit, established patient (99213).

What drugs does Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pflugner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Celecoxib and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,919 in general payments to Dr. Pflugner from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.

How long has Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner been practicing?

Dr. Pflugner graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Timothy Ryan Pflugner accept?

Dr. Pflugner is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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