Brie Hughes
Optometrist · Newport, VT
Brie Hughes is an optometrist with a practice address in Newport, Vermont, and NPI 1164127759, issued on Apr 3, 2023. Check the license (Vermont 030.0133987, as entered in NPPES) with the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brie Hughes
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 030.0133987 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 124 E Main St Ste 1, Newport, VT 05855
- Phone
- (802) 334-2772
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230712003032); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 134 in Vermont → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 124 E Main St Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sean Pinard, ODOptometrist1891224069
Verify Brie Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Vermont board licenses this profession
Search for license 030.0133987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol24 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth21 claims
- Restasis12 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: $116.88
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 one group practice
- Francis L Pinard OD PCNewport, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brie Hughes among 134 optometrist records in Vermont
Brie Hughes is one of 134 optometrist records with a practice address in Vermont. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Newport
They are 5 of the 280 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport, and 134 optometrist records in Vermont.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marika Parenteau, ODNewport, VT 058551952396988
- Sean Pinard, ODNewport, VT 058551891224069
- Caroline Sutton, ODNewport, VT 058551295425361
- Marie Andree Trottier, ODNewport, VT 058551558746156
- Abigail Bernier, ODSaint Johnsbury, VT 058191427984400
- Jennifer Boggie, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191356587976
- Jill Ganch, O.D.St Johnsbury, VT 058191811203847
- Erica Guelette, ODSt Johnsbury, VT 058191144741992
Common questions
What is Brie Hughes's NPI number?
Brie Hughes's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164127759, issued on Apr 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brie Hughes located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 124 E Main St Ste 1, Newport, VT, 05855. Phone: (802) 334-2772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brie Hughes's license?
NPPES lists Vermont license number 030.0133987, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brie Hughes prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brie Hughes had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.