Charles Hughes, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Scranton, PA
Charles Hughes, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1902807282, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD048367L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- MD048367L PA
25MA06215200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 743 Jefferson Ave Ste 104, Scranton, PA 18510
- Phone
- (570) 344-9457
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2022
- Fax
- (570) 343-3731
- Medicaid ID
- 0016668600008 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160816002664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD048367LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl25 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $717.85
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Scranton Quincy Clinic Company LLCOld Forge, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Hughes among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Charles Hughes, MD is one of 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 122 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Scranton → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Pernikoff, M.D.Plains, PA 187051609844646
- Daman Bowman, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111922568328
- Bogdan Protyniak, MD, FACS, FASCRSWilkes Barre, PA 187111154632388
- Darell Covington, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011134128622
- Alexandra Vagasi, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011417445925
- Joshua Nochumson, MDLehighton, PA 182351740481407
- Robert Akbari, M.D.Doylestown, PA 189011053328765
- Christopher Bruce, MDDoylestown, PA 189011487743027
Common questions
What is Charles Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Charles Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902807282, issued on Aug 9, 2005. 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 743 Jefferson Ave Ste 104, Scranton, PA, 18510. Phone: (570) 344-9457. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD048367L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Hughes, MD had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Hughes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.