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Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of the East, Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center

3838 San Dimas Street Suite A250
Bakersfield, CA 93301

(661) 323-5350

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD is a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of the East, Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD is affiliated with Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and Dignity Health.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

3838 San Dimas Street Suite A250
Bakersfield, CA 93301

(661) 323-5300

(661) 323-5455

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

sinus X-ray

By Affordability:

breathing treatment

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD performed more centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement, and sinus X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for breathing treatment, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

endotracheal intubation

tracheal procedures

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for endotracheal intubation, and tracheal (windpipe) procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

endotracheal intubation

flu shot

By Affordability:

diagnostic bronchoscopy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD performed more endotracheal intubation, and flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic bronchoscopy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
blood draw	1579
bronchoscopy	22
cardiac procedures	18
diabetes management	71
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1892
hospital care	926
inpatient care	905
lab tests	4996
minimally invasive procedures	22
outpatient care	21
preventive care	674
pulmonary testing	262
sinus imaging	16
sleep study	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	1143
thyroid function tests	482
vaccines	175
X-rays	1159

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1681
bronchoscopy	47
diabetes management	76
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	1775
hospital care	826
inpatient care	804
lab tests	5063
minimally invasive procedures	47
outpatient care	22
preventive care	433
pulmonary testing	330
sinus imaging	15
sleep study	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	1042
vaccines	95
X-rays	1057

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	648
Black	24
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	107
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1651
bronchoscopy	33
diabetes management	60
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1875
hospital care	850
inpatient care	838
lab tests	4544
minimally invasive procedures	33
outpatient care	12
preventive care	474
pulmonary testing	476
sinus imaging	12
sleep study	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	1028
vaccines	130
X-rays	1040

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	33
Hispanic	105
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	105
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2001
bronchoscopy	44
catheterization	13
diabetes management	70
doctor visit	2412
hospital care	1231
inpatient care	1213
lab tests	4892
minimally invasive procedures	44
outpatient care	18
preventive care	664
pulmonary testing	573
sleep study	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	1254
vaccines	302
X-rays	1254

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	888
Female	994

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1454
Black	72
Hispanic	298
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	722
From 75 to 84	614
85 and over	270
Less than 65	276

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1953
breathing treatment	46
bronchoscopy	41
catheterization	17
diabetes management	119
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	2760
hospital care	1100
inpatient care	1100
lab tests	4742
minimally invasive procedures	41
preventive care	659
pulmonary testing	740
sinus imaging	17
sleep study	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	1354
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
vaccines	280
X-rays	1371

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	503
Female	611

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	873
Black	45
Hispanic	152
Asian	18
Other	15
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	141
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	59
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1743
breathing treatment	31
bronchoscopy	24
diabetes management	154
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	2395
hospital care	696
inpatient care	696
lab tests	4218
minimally invasive procedures	24
preventive care	620
pulmonary testing	561
sinus imaging	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	987
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
vaccines	204
X-rays	1010

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	481
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	794
Black	40
Hispanic	150
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	118
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	1588
breathing treatment	61
bronchoscopy	12
diabetes management	107
doctor visit	2373
hospital care	400
injections	17
inpatient care	400
lab tests	11548
minimally invasive procedures	12
preventive care	1163
pulmonary testing	623
sinus imaging	24
vaccines	39
X-rays	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	761
Black	44
Hispanic	119
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	112
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, pulmonary testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	1428
breathing treatment	31
bronchoscopy	16
diabetes management	123
doctor visit	2185
hospital care	473
injections	15
inpatient care	473
lab tests	5645
minimally invasive procedures	16
preventive care	360
pulmonary testing	624
sinus imaging	44
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
vaccines	41
X-rays	44

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	771
Black	42
Hispanic	163
Asian	17
Other	14
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	122
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, pulmonary testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1282
breathing treatment	29
bronchoscopy	16
diabetes management	79
doctor visit	1760
hospital care	412
inpatient care	412
lab tests	4743
minimally invasive procedures	16
preventive care	357
pulmonary testing	451
sinus imaging	19
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17
vaccines	101
X-rays	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	708
Black	32
Hispanic	165
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	102
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, pulmonary testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1011
breathing treatment	17
bronchoscopy	13
catheterization	29
diabetes management	56
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1887
hospital care	352
inpatient care	352
lab tests	3791
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	304
pulmonary testing	544
sinus imaging	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	26
vaccines	108
X-rays	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	553
Female	565

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	51
Hispanic	183
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	517
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	141
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, pulmonary testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	603
breathing treatment	13
bronchoscopy	22
catheterization	46
diabetes management	36
doctor visit	1594
hospital care	252
inpatient care	252
lab tests	2846
minimally invasive procedures	22
preventive care	245
pulmonary testing	473
sinus imaging	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	22
vaccines	62
X-rays	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	765
Black	39
Hispanic	170
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	114
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA were lab tests, blood draw, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	18
aspiration	16
blood draw	1501
bronchoscopy	26
cardiac procedures	18
catheterization	26
diabetes management	86
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	2082
hospital care	683
injections	16
inpatient care	676
lab tests	5184
minimally invasive procedures	26
outpatient care	18
preventive care	541
pulmonary testing	514
sinus imaging	19
sleep study	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	1134
thyroid function tests	482
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16
vaccines	139
X-rays	636

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	38
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	754
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	145
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	322
85 and over	121
Less than 65	124
65 to 74	405

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	22
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD graduated from University of the East, Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. He completed residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is certified by the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of the East, Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center

Residency: Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Dignity Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bakersfield, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert L. Laughlin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,596 NUCALA $999	ANORO $802	ANORO ELLIPTA $229	BREO $196	INCRUSE $152	Other $219
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$2,220 SINGLE USE SUCTION VALVE (Sterile) $1,498	$722
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,782 OFEV $673	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $614	STIOLTO $159	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $71	Pradaxa $60	Other $205
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,343 SYMBICORT $458	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $275	BREZTRI $247	AIRSUPRA $71	FASENRA $61	Other $231
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$1,052 OPSUMIT $530	UPTRAVI $522
Other	$4,289 Esbriet $531	Arikayce $321	GLASSIA $250	XOLAIR $243	DALIRESP $193	Other $2,751

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,081
Travel and Lodging	$2,116
Education	$86

Biography

Dr. Robert Laughlin is a medical specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He is a graduate of the University of the East, Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center and a graduate of Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center's residency program. He is affiliated with Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. Dr. Laughlin has an open panel in Bakersfield, CA according to Dignity Health.