NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1528415676, issued on May 18, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 73110, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1528415676
Name
Chelsea Foong Hughes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License number
73110 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7325 Huntley LN, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone
(443) 418-7986
Enumerated
May 18, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250115003658); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2016
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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Verify Chelsea Foong Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

192 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Chelsea Hughes192
  2. Specialty average165

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol27 claims
  2. Metronidazole17 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: $266.82

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chelsea Hughes$266.82
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Galen Medical Group, PCChattanooga, TN
  2. Regional Obstetrical Consultants PCChattanooga, TN

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

Chelsea Foong Hughes among 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee

Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D. is one of 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 522 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Adams, MDChattanooga, TN 374211558346379
  2. James Bolton, MDChattanooga, TN 374211487644050
  3. Howard Brown, MDChatt, TN 374211326012402
  4. Kent Childs, MDChattanooga, TN 374211427022714
  5. John Emberson, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211598758914
  6. Tiffany Few, MDChattanooga, TN 374211659355923
  7. Donna Hobgood, MDChattanooga, TN 374211881684561
  8. Stephen Kerley, DOChattanooga, TN 374211528048634

Common questions

What is Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528415676, issued on May 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7325 Huntley LN, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (443) 418-7986. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 73110, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chelsea Foong Hughes, M.D. had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.