Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Vernon Watson Pugh III, MD

Individual provider Diagnostic Radiology Physician · NPI 1083683726

Dr. Vernon Watson Pugh III, MD practises Interventional Radiology in Raleigh, North Carolina. Graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1986, 40 years ago. Practices with Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc, a 3,094-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
40
Trained at
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

3400 Wake Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609-7317
Phone: (919) 522-9479
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 114 Wind Chime Ct, Raleigh, NC 27615-6433 — (919) 847-6431

Specialties & licences

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2085R0204X · Licence 38172 (NC)
Diagnostic Radiology Physician Taxonomy 2085R0202X · Licence 38172 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1083683726
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 15, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAugust 19, 2021
Certification dateAugust 19, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Also practisesDIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Medical schoolJEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Graduated 1986 (40 years in practice)
Group practice Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc — 3094 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Procedures

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Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients260
Services billed 977 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $148 12 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3094 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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