NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carl Ansel Hughes, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC

Carl Ansel Hughes, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1821012337, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701409, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821012337
Name
Carl Ansel Hughes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
9701409 NC
92552 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10635 Park RD Ste I, Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone
(704) 495-6334
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
May 12, 2026
Medicaid IDs
891225U NC
1821012337 NC
N01409 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051215000581); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1996
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10635 Park RD Ste I

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ashley Ahearn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861947780
  2. Larry Berman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508869835
  3. Gregory Busse, DOInternal Medicine Physician1740257328
  4. Catherine Callahan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407870926
  5. David Colon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447406079
  6. Dalena Custer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184706806

Verify Carl Ansel Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,803 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 208 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carl Hughes7,803
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium420 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate365 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium272 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl Er230 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium214 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium195 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: $986.66

57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carl Hughes$986.66
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
  2. The Weston Group IncCharlotte, NC
  3. Tryon Medical Partners, PLLCCharlotte, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carl Ansel Hughes among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Carl Ansel Hughes, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Arroyo, MDCharlotte, NC 282101538131818
  2. Vito Badalamenti, MDCharlotte, NC 282101497715825
  3. Larry Berman, MDCharlotte, NC 282101508869835
  4. Gregory Busse, DOCharlotte, NC 282101740257328
  5. Richard Dougherty, MDCharlotte, NC 282101629068515
  6. Michael Felder, DOCharlotte, NC 282101770563686
  7. Debra Gazzuolo, MDCharlotte, NC 282101548253347
  8. Jordan Lipton, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282101831158856

Common questions

What is Carl Ansel Hughes, MD's NPI number?

Carl Ansel Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821012337, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carl Ansel Hughes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10635 Park RD Ste I, Charlotte, NC, 28210. Phone: (704) 495-6334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carl Ansel Hughes, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701409, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carl Ansel Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carl Ansel Hughes, MD had 7,803 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.