Dr. Saadeddine Dughman, MD

Dr. Dughman practices at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky, part of Diocese of Covington.

Dr. Dughman's NPI, 1265642193, was assigned on May 22, 2007. Dr. Dughman graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Dughman holds Kentucky license 49677.

Dr. Dughman's primary practice is St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital, at 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY 41017 in Kenton County. The practice phone is (859) 301-2000.

Dr. Dughman's primary practice is St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky, part of Diocese of Covington. Dr. Dughman is also affiliated with St. Elizabeth Healthcare Florence Hospital. The medical group on file is St. Elizabeth Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dughman to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dughman practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Dughman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Dughman is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Dughman's licenses on file in 5 states: Kentucky, California, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, circulation problems and pacemaker or defibrillator implantation among the conditions Dr. Dughman treats.

CMS data shows 2,152 Medicare services from Dr. Dughman across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,264 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $103,035 for them.

CMS counts 1,264 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dughman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 477 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, 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. Dughman's median patient age at 73, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dughman wrote 4,010 Medicare Part D claims for 523 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,858 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $561,908 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,259 claims across 37 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Dughman for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Dughman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Dughman, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Dughman. Dr. Dughman's most frequent co-authors are Wassef Y. Karrowni, MD, Peter M. Cram, MD and Saket Girotra, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 84 general payments to Dr. Dughman from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,461.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Dughman, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Dughman graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Dughman is a member of ACC.

Dr. Dughman is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.