Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD

  • Bakersfield, CA
  • Pulmonologist
NPI1548209711PAC ID4486600384
Medicare services, 2024
9,331
Medicare patients, 2024
875
Part D claims, 2024
5,721
MIPS score, 2024
59
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Practice phone
Call (661) 327-0739
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Primary practice

Robert L Laughlin MD Inc

Bakersfield, California

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Dr. Robert L. Laughlin is a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, California

Dr. Laughlin practices at Robert L Laughlin MD Inc in Bakersfield, California.

Dr. Laughlin's NPI, 1548209711, was assigned on June 5, 2006. Dr. Laughlin holds California license A36927.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4486600384
NPI enumeration date
June 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(661) 327-0739
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

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

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin practices at Robert L Laughlin MD Inc in Bakersfield, California

Dr. Laughlin's primary practice is Robert L Laughlin MD Inc, at 3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 327-0739.

  • Robert L Laughlin MD Inc
    3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Kern CountyPhone(661) 327-0739

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Laughlin's primary practice is Robert L Laughlin MD Inc in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Laughlin is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. The medical group on file is Premier Hospitalists of Bakersfield. Dmand AI also links Dr. Laughlin to 2 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert L. Laughlin's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Laughlin practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Robert L Laughlin MD IncAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert L. Laughlin is one of 1,339 pulmonologists in California

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Laughlin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Laughlin is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pulmonary disease, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A36927 · taxonomy 207RP1001X

Pulmonologists near Dr. Laughlin

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

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin billed Medicare for 9,331 services in 2024

CMS data shows 9,331 Medicare services from Dr. Laughlin across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 875 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $384,427 for them.

Medicare services, 20249,331
Medicare patients875
Paid by Medicare$384,427
Procedure codes26

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 3,2272024: 4,18330%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3,1982024: 2,70515%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,3752024: 1,3412%
Imaging
2023: 8602024: 1,01918%
Other services
2023: 682024: 714%
Surgery
2023: 1032024: 1288%

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

  • In an office8,45891%
  • In a facility8739%

Dr. Laughlin compared with the California median for pulmonologists, 2024

  • Dr. Laughlin
  • California median
Medicare services
9,331vs 64914.4 times
Medicare patients
875vs 2723.2 times
Part D claims
5,185vs 42112.3 times

Medians across 1,263 pulmonologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Laughlin'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. Robert L. Laughlin treated 875 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 875 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Laughlin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 365 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Laughlin's median patient age at 71, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024875
Average age75
Average risk score2.01
Also on Medicaid22%

Dr. Laughlin's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Laughlin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women45952%
  • Men41648%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. COPD56%
  4. Arthritis52%
  5. Ischemic heart disease51%
  6. Diabetes49%
  7. Heart failure36%
  8. Atrial fibrillation33%

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Dr. Laughlin's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin wrote 5,721 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Laughlin wrote 5,721 Medicare Part D claims for 559 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,185 of them, across 99 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,419,855 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,298 claims across 100 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,721
Drugs named by CMS99
Total drug cost$2.4M
Part D patients559

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

  • Generic4,464 claims78%
  • Brand-name and other1,257 claims22%

Dr. Laughlin'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. Laughlin's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%52 of 5,721 claims
  • Antibiotics9%529 of 5,721 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: 5,2982024: 5,1852%

Drugs named by CMS: 99 in 2024, 100 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. Robert L. Laughlin scored 59 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 59 out of 100 for Dr. Laughlin for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Laughlin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Laughlin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 59of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 82of 100Cost

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

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

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Dr. Robert L. Laughlin received $13,647 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 668 general payments to Dr. Laughlin from 46 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $2,876.

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

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

$13.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$11,40984%
  • Travel and lodging$2,11616%
  • Education$1211%

Companies that paid Dr. Laughlin 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

Sources for Dr. Robert L. Laughlin'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert L. Laughlin's NPI number?

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin's NPI number is 1548209711. It was assigned on June 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert L. Laughlin?

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin is a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).

Where does Dr. Robert L. Laughlin practice?

Dr. Laughlin practices at 3838 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Dr. Laughlin's primary practice is Robert L Laughlin MD Inc in Bakersfield, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Laughlin to 2 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Robert L. Laughlin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Laughlin is (661) 327-0739.

What is Dr. Robert L. Laughlin's medical license number?

Dr. Laughlin holds California license A36927.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert L. Laughlin affiliated with?

Dr. Laughlin is affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. Dmand AI links Dr. Laughlin to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Robert L. Laughlin part of?

Dr. Laughlin is linked to Premier Hospitalists of Bakersfield. Dmand AI links Dr. Laughlin to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Robert L. Laughlin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Laughlin billed Medicare for 9,331 services in 2024, and Dr. Laughlin accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Robert L. Laughlin's MIPS score?

Dr. Laughlin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 59 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert L. Laughlin see?

CMS counts 875 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Laughlin in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Robert L. Laughlin bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Laughlin's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J7611), office visit, established patient (99214) and injected or infused drug (J1010).

What drugs does Dr. Robert L. Laughlin prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Laughlin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Trelegy Ellipta, Prednisone and Famotidine.

Has Dr. Robert L. Laughlin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,647 in general payments to Dr. Laughlin from 46 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Robert L. Laughlin been practicing?

Dr. Laughlin graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

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