Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 484
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 345
- Part D claims, 2024
- 209
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Practice phone
- Call (434) 200-4111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Centra Home Health - Lynchburg
Home Health Agency - Main Office · Lynchburg, Virginia
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Dr. Peter J. Ploch is a general surgeon in Lynchburg, Virginia
Dr. Ploch practices at Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Dr. Ploch's NPI, 1609893478, was assigned on July 16, 2006. Dr. Ploch holds Virginia license 0101242677.
- NPI
- 1609893478NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890725717
- NPI enumeration date
- July 16, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (434) 200-4111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Peter J. Ploch practices at Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia
Dr. Ploch's primary practice is Centra Home Health - Lynchburg, at 2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501. The practice phone is (434) 200-4111.
- Centra Home Health - Lynchburg2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501Phone(434) 200-4111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Peter J. Ploch is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ploch's primary practice is Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Ploch is also affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. The medical group on file is Centra Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ploch to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Ploch's employer is on file too: a home health agency.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Peter J. Ploch's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ploch practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Centra Home Health - Lynchburg | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Peter J. Ploch is one of 739 general surgeons in Virginia
Surgery is Dr. Ploch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ploch is licensed in Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, VirginiaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Peter J. Ploch billed Medicare for 484 services in 2024
CMS data shows 484 Medicare services from Dr. Ploch across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 345 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,473 for them.
Dr. Ploch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3592024: 39610%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1232024: 8828%
Where Dr. Ploch's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office38179%
- In a facility10321%
Dr. Ploch compared with the Virginia median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ploch
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 484vs 1902.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 345vs 1442.4 times
- Part D claims
- 146vs 344.3 times
Medians across 667 general surgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ploch'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. Peter J. Ploch treated 345 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 345 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ploch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 171 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ploch's median patient age at 72, with 81% women.
Dr. Ploch's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ploch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women25774%
- Men8826%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ploch's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Cancer61%
- Arthritis46%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
- Diabetes29%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
- Anxiety21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ploch's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women81%
- Men18%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Peter J. Ploch wrote 209 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ploch wrote 209 Medicare Part D claims for 145 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 146 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $474 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 143 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Ploch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic208 claims100%
- Brand-name and other1 claims0%
Dr. Ploch'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. Ploch's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids63%132 of 209 claims
- Antibiotics25%53 of 209 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: 1432024: 1462%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 5 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
Dr. Peter J. Ploch scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Ploch for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ploch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Ploch, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Ploch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 83.6of 100Quality
- 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Ploch ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 91st percentile39 procedures
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 92nd percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Peter J. Ploch received $13,592 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Ploch from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $12,250.
General payments to Dr. Ploch by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ploch by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$7,41455%
- Education$3,56026%
- Food and beverage$2,60819%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Ploch the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Peter J. Ploch'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Peter J. Ploch's NPI number?
Dr. Peter J. Ploch's NPI number is 1609893478. It was assigned on July 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Peter J. Ploch?
Dr. Peter J. Ploch is a general surgeon in Lynchburg, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Peter J. Ploch practice?
Dr. Ploch practices at 2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501. Dr. Ploch's primary practice is Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ploch to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Peter J. Ploch's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ploch is (434) 200-4111.
What is Dr. Peter J. Ploch's medical license number?
Dr. Ploch holds Virginia license 0101242677.
Which hospitals is Dr. Peter J. Ploch affiliated with?
Dr. Ploch is affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ploch to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Peter J. Ploch part of?
Dr. Ploch is linked to Centra Medical Group.
Does Dr. Peter J. Ploch accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ploch billed Medicare for 484 services in 2024, and Dr. Ploch accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Peter J. Ploch's MIPS score?
Dr. Ploch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Peter J. Ploch see?
CMS counts 345 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ploch in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Peter J. Ploch bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ploch's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99203).
What drugs does Dr. Peter J. Ploch prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ploch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Cephalexin and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.
Has Dr. Peter J. Ploch received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,592 in general payments to Dr. Ploch from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Peter J. Ploch been practicing?
Dr. Ploch graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
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