Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba, MD

  • Lovington, NM
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1487909719
Medicare services, 2022
70
Part D claims, 2024
3,377
Publications
5
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$5,145
Practice address
1600 North Main Ave, Lovington, NM 88260
Practice phone
Call (575) 396-6611
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Primary practice

Nor-Lea General Hospital

Hospital · Lovington, New Mexico

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Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba is a rheumatologist in Lovington, New Mexico

Dr. Duba practices at Nor-Lea General Hospital in Lovington, New Mexico, part of Nor-Lea Hospital District.

Dr. Duba's NPI, 1487909719, was assigned on July 24, 2012. Dr. Duba holds New Mexico license MD2017-0080.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
July 24, 2012
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(575) 396-6611
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

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

Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba practices at Nor-Lea General Hospital in Lovington, New Mexico

Dr. Duba's primary practice is Nor-Lea General Hospital, at 1600 North Main Ave, Lovington, NM 88260 in Lea County. The practice phone is (575) 396-6611.

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Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Duba's primary practice is Nor-Lea General Hospital in Lovington, New Mexico, part of Nor-Lea Hospital District. Dr. Duba is also affiliated with Artesia General Hospital. The medical group on file is Nor-Lea Hospital District. Dmand AI also links Dr. Duba to 1 more hospital and 1 breast imaging center, each named with a free account. Dr. Duba's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Duba practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Nor-Lea General HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba is one of 48 rheumatologists in New Mexico

Rheumatology is Dr. Duba's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Duba is licensed in New Mexico.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, New MexicoPrimaryLicense MD2017-0080 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Duba

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

48rheumatologists in New Mexico
2rheumatologists in Lovington

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

Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba billed Medicare for 70 services in 2022

CMS data shows 70 Medicare services from Dr. Duba across 3 procedure codes in 2022. Medicare paid $4,352 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202270
Paid by Medicare$4,352
Procedure codes3

Dr. Duba's Medicare services by type, 2022

  1. Office and hospital visits58
  2. Surgery12

Dr. Duba compared with the New Mexico median for rheumatologists, 2022

  • Dr. Duba
  • New Mexico median
Medicare services
70vs 49086% below
Part D claims
3,153vs 8573.7 times

Medians across 46 rheumatologists in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Duba's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2022

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

Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba's patients have a median age of 69

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Duba's median patient age at 69, with 78% women.

Dr. Duba's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women78%
  • Men22%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba wrote 3,377 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Duba wrote 3,377 Medicare Part D claims for 476 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,153 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,444,776 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,012 claims across 38 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,377
Drugs named by CMS36
Total drug cost$3.4M
Part D patients476

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

  • Generic2,664 claims79%
  • Brand-name713 claims21%

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

  • Opioids0%12 of 3,377 claims
  • Antibiotics1%25 of 3,377 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: 3,0122024: 3,1535%

Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 38 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

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Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Duba, published from 2011 to 2018. Dr. Duba's most frequent co-authors are Sharon Michelle Dowell, MBBS, Suneetha Jasty, MD and Gail S. Kerr, MD.

Papers5
Years published2011 to 2018

Dr. Duba's papers by year, 2011 to 2018

Dr. Duba's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Duba

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Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba received $5,145 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 320 general payments to Dr. Duba from 18 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,240.

General payments to Dr. Duba by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Duba by kind, 2017 to 2025

$5.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,97697%
  • Education$1072%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$611%

Companies that paid Dr. Duba the most, 2017 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. Ayyappa Swami Duba'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 Data
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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Ayyappa Swami Duba's NPI number?

Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba's NPI number is 1487909719. It was assigned on July 24, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba?

Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba is a rheumatologist in Lovington, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba practice?

Dr. Duba practices at 1600 North Main Ave, Lovington, NM 88260. Dr. Duba's primary practice is Nor-Lea General Hospital in Lovington, New Mexico, part of Nor-Lea Hospital District. Dmand AI also links Dr. Duba to 1 hospital and 1 breast imaging center.

What is Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Duba is (575) 396-6611.

What is Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba's medical license number?

Dr. Duba holds New Mexico license MD2017-0080.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba affiliated with?

Dr. Duba practices at Nor-Lea General Hospital in Lovington, New Mexico. Dr. Duba is also affiliated with Artesia General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Duba to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba part of?

Dr. Duba is linked to Nor-Lea Hospital District.

Does Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Duba billed Medicare for 70 services in 2022.

What services does Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba bill to Medicare?

In 2022, Dr. Duba's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

What drugs does Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Duba's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate and Prednisone.

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Has Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,145 in general payments to Dr. Duba from 18 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba been practicing?

Dr. Duba graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Duba, published from 2011 to 2018.

Who does Dr. Ayyappa Swami Duba publish with?

Dr. Duba's most frequent co-authors are Sharon Michelle Dowell, MBBS (1 shared paper), Suneetha Jasty, MD (1 shared paper) and Gail S. Kerr, MD (1 shared paper).

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