Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Charles Hughes, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mullins, SC

Charles Hughes, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mullins, South Carolina, and NPI 1134154438, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12826, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1134154438
Name
Charles Hughes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
12826 SC
10800 SD
27856 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2835 E Highway 76, Mullins, SC 29574
Phone
(843) 431-2280
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2835 E Highway 76

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

  1. Treadwell Campbell, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205939550
  2. Arnell Kithcart, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770560310
  3. Harvey Putnam, PAPhysician Assistant1003868761

Verify Charles Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 12826
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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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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 82.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score88.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a Mullins practice address

They are 2 of the 144 NPPES records with a Mullins practice address, and 442 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina

  1. John Adams, M.D.Greenville, SC1629206255
  2. Nathanael Adams, MDGreer, SC1992364731
  3. David Ajibade, MDOrangeburg, SC1407050248
  4. John Allen, MD, MSCRCharleston, SC1881437960
  5. James Amlicke, MDBeaufort, SC1740219013
  6. Eric Angermeier, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC1720285539
  7. Frank Armocida, M.D.Greer, SC1720176126
  8. Nicholas ArpeyCharleston, SC1427551241
  9. James Aymond, MDCharleston, SC1316972615
  10. Jack AyresColumbia, SC1679278097

Common questions

What is Charles Hughes, MD's NPI number?

Charles Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134154438, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Hughes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2835 E Highway 76, Mullins, SC, 29574. Phone: (843) 431-2280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Hughes, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12826, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Charles Hughes, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.