Brett William Hughes, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Brett William Hughes, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1831630243, issued on Mar 17, 2017. Check the license (California A200982, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brett William Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A200982 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 Avocado Ave Ste 807, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 650-5155
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230621001575); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1441 Avocado Ave Ste 807
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brett William Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A200982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
790 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium285 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium82 claims
- Omeprazole70 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte69 claims
- Linzess56 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,576.44
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Arizona Digestive Health PCSun City, AZ
- Barton Medical FoundationSouth Lake Tahoe, CA
- Surinder Saini MD IncNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brett William Hughes among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Brett William Hughes, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Norman Bain, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601447330469
- Peter Broekelschen, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601366631525
- Roxanne Lim, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601154587368
- Shahla Rah, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601356370209
- Kathryn Ross, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601871537035
- Angizeh Sadeghi, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601538211917
- Surinder Saini, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601750304671
- Parminder Dhaliwal, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631811913759
Common questions
What is Brett William Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Brett William Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831630243, issued on Mar 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brett William Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 Avocado Ave Ste 807, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 650-5155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brett William Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A200982, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brett William Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brett William Hughes, MD had 790 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.