Dr. Peter Damian Ray, MD

Dr. Ray practices at UK King's Daughters in Ashland, Kentucky.

Dr. Ray's NPI, 1477505956, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Ray graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1995. Dr. Ray holds Kentucky license C2411.

Dr. Ray's primary practice is UK King's Daughters, at 2201 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY 41101 in Boyd County. The practice phone is (606) 408-4000.

Dr. Ray's primary practice is UK King's Daughters in Ashland, Kentucky. Dr. Ray is also affiliated with UK King's Daughters Medical Center. The medical group on file is UK King's Daughters Cardiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ray to 2 more 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. Ray practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Ray's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Ray is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ray's licenses on file in 5 states: Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Texas and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery, head wound, minor head injury and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Ray treats.

CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Ray across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 49 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,583 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 49 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ray in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ray's median patient age at 59, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ray wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $26 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Ray accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 58 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Ray, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 73 papers to Dr. Ray, published from 2008 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Phenotype, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome and DNA Mutational Analysis. Dr. Ray has published most often in Am J Med Genet A. Dr. Ray's most frequent co-authors are David A. Denning, MD, John H. Grant, MD and Thao Thi Phuong Wolbert, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 148 general payments to Dr. Ray from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,836.

Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Dr. Ray, most recently Bronze Star Medal for Service in 2012.

Dr. Ray graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1995.

Dr. Ray is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.