Dr. Nicolas C. Pugh, MD

Dr. Pugh practices at Abilene Center for Orthopedic & Multispecialty Surgery in Abilene, Texas.

Dr. Pugh's NPI, 1073042461, was assigned on June 8, 2017. Dr. Pugh holds Louisiana license 323201.

Dr. Pugh's primary practice is Abilene Center for Orthopedic & Multispecialty Surgery, at 6449 Central Park Blvd, Abilene, TX 79606. The practice phone is (325) 232-8110.

Dr. Pugh's primary practice is Abilene Center for Orthopedic & Multispecialty Surgery in Abilene, Texas. Dr. Pugh is also affiliated with Hendrick Medical Center. The medical group on file is ACS Primary Care Physicians Southwest, PA. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pugh to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pugh practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Pugh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Pugh is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 425 Medicare services from Dr. Pugh across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 358 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,078 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 358 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pugh in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 137 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.13, 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. Pugh's median patient age at 65, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pugh wrote 531 Medicare Part D claims for 273 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 361 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,681 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 711 claims across 20 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Pugh for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pugh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Pugh from 11 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC paid the most, $377.