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Dr. Lovin Pappy, MD
NPI1457705832PAC ID3173851128
- Medicare services, 2024
- 594
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 245
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,172
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Practice address
- 1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666
- Practice phone
- Call (512) 753-3511
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Lovin Pappy is an internist in San Marcos, Texas
Dr. Pappy practices at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.
Dr. Pappy's NPI, 1457705832, was assigned on April 21, 2016. Dr. Pappy graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Pappy holds Texas license S9963.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1457705832NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3173851128
- NPI enumeration date
- April 21, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (512) 753-3511
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lovin Pappy practices at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas
Dr. Pappy's primary practice is CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos, at 1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 in Hays County. The practice phone is (512) 753-3511.
- CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 · Hays CountyPhone(512) 753-3511
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lovin Pappy is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 6 medical groups
Dr. Pappy's primary practice is CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Pappy is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cogent HMG. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pappy to 4 more hospitals, 5 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.
Baptist Medical CenterCogent HMG4 hospitalsNames with a free account5 medical groupsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account1 hospiceName with a free account
See all 15 affiliations for Dr. PappySources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lovin Pappy's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pappy practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 5 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lovin Pappy is one of 8,437 internists in Texas
Internal medicine is Dr. Pappy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Pappy is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Pappy's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Connecticut and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TexasPrimary
- Connecticut license
- New York license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute stomach ulcer, anemia, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, chronic respiratory failure, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Pappy treats.
Internists near Dr. Pappy
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
8,437internists in Texas16internists in San Marcos10internists at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lovin Pappy billed Medicare for 594 services in 2024
CMS data shows 594 Medicare services from Dr. Pappy across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 245 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,504 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024594
Medicare patients245
Paid by Medicare$51,504
Procedure codes5
Dr. Pappy's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5272024: 59413%
Dr. Pappy compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Pappy
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 594vs 53910% above
- Medicare patients
- 245vs 19029% above
- Part D claims
- 827vs 2892.9 times
Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pappy'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. Lovin Pappy treated 245 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 245 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pappy in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 93 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.96, 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. Pappy's median patient age at 76, with 58% women.
Medicare patients, 2024245
Average age77
Average risk score1.96
Also on Medicaid10%
Dr. Pappy's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Pappy's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12852%
- Men11748%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pappy's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis49%
- Ischemic heart disease48%
- Chronic kidney disease44%
- Atrial fibrillation43%
- Diabetes42%
- Heart failure39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pappy's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lovin Pappy wrote 1,172 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pappy wrote 1,172 Medicare Part D claims for 371 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 827 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $46,005 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 199 claims across 12 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,172
Drugs named by CMS36
Total drug cost$46,005
Part D patients371
Dr. Pappy's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,024 claims87%
- Brand-name and other148 claims13%
Dr. Pappy'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. Pappy's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%41 of 1,172 claims
- Antibiotics14%167 of 1,172 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%14 of 1,172 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: 1992024: 827316%
Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 12 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Lovin Pappy takes part in Medicare
Dr. Pappy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Lovin Pappy has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Pappy. Dr. Pappy's most frequent co-author is James S. Krinsley, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Pappy's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Pappy
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lovin Pappy received $88 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Pappy from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) paid the most, $88.
Companies that paid Dr. Pappy the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lovin Pappy graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine
Dr. Pappy graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2016.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lovin Pappy accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Pappy is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Pappy accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO13
- HMO11
- Medicare8
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lovin Pappy's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lovin Pappy's NPI number?
Dr. Lovin Pappy's NPI number is 1457705832. It was assigned on April 21, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lovin Pappy?
Dr. Lovin Pappy is an internist in San Marcos, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Lovin Pappy practice?
Dr. Pappy practices at 1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666. Dr. Pappy's primary practice is CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pappy to 4 hospitals, 5 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Lovin Pappy's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pappy is (512) 753-3511.
What is Dr. Lovin Pappy's medical license number?
Dr. Pappy holds Texas license S9963, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Lovin Pappy been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pappy in Texas (2021 to 2027), Connecticut (2021 to 2024) and New York (2019 to 2023).
Which hospitals is Dr. Lovin Pappy affiliated with?
Dr. Pappy practices at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas. Dr. Pappy is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Pappy to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Lovin Pappy part of?
Dr. Pappy is linked to Cogent HMG. Dmand AI links Dr. Pappy to 5 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Lovin Pappy accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pappy billed Medicare for 594 services in 2024, and Dr. Pappy accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lovin Pappy see?
CMS counts 245 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pappy in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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Is Dr. Lovin Pappy board certified?
Yes. Dr. Pappy is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Lovin Pappy bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pappy's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99238).
Where did Dr. Lovin Pappy go to medical school?
Dr. Pappy graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2016.
What drugs does Dr. Lovin Pappy prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pappy's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Furosemide and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Lovin Pappy received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $88 in general payments to Dr. Pappy from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp).
How long has Dr. Lovin Pappy been practicing?
Dr. Pappy graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
Does Dr. Lovin Pappy do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Pappy.
Who does Dr. Lovin Pappy publish with?
Dr. Pappy's most frequent co-authors are James S. Krinsley, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Lovin Pappy accept?
Dr. Pappy is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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