Charles Hughes, M.D.
Urology Physician · Chicago, IL
Charles Hughes, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1487944849, issued on Apr 19, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036150634, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Hughes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 036150634 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1011 W Wellington Ave Ste 200, Chicago, IL 60657
- Phone
- (773) 281-1011
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Charles Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036150634Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
841 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,354 among the 9,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl319 claims
- Finasteride87 claims
- Myrbetriq81 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er47 claims
- Gemtesa46 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro32 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 86.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,478.14
35 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 8,628 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,864.61 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Aspirus Medical Group, Inc.Marathon, WI
- Uropartners LLCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Urology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 577 urology physician records in Illinois.
Other urology physician records in Illinois
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- Melanie Adamsky, M.D.Melrose Park, IL1639518459
- Piyush AgarwalChicago, IL1629193180
- Arif Agha, MDOak Brook, IL1285711325
- Jonathan AguiarChicago, IL1346852233
- Vijay Aher, M.D.Marion, IL1568435055
- Helen Ahn, M.D.Schaumburg, IL1952373037
- Joshua Aizen, M.D.Chicago, IL1730568007
- Ridwan Alam, MD, MPHChicago, IL1356731772
Common questions
What is Charles Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487944849, issued on Apr 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Hughes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1011 W Wellington Ave Ste 200, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 281-1011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Hughes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036150634, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Hughes, M.D. had 841 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,354. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Hughes, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 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.