Craig Dale Hughes, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Grand Junction, CO
Craig Dale Hughes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1043306525, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0054471, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Dale Hughes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DR.0054471 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 Wellington Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Phone
- (970) 241-6011
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2024
- Fax
- (970) 241-4650
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141122000153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Dale Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0054471Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,361 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 273 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium654 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium275 claims
- Lisinopril227 claims
- Gabapentin196 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate170 claims
- Metformin Hcl162 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: $23.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Primary Care Partners IncGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Dale Hughes among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Craig Dale Hughes, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Junction
They are 135 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Junction, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Craig Dale Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Dale Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043306525, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Dale Hughes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Wellington Ave, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 241-6011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Dale Hughes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0054471, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Dale Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Dale Hughes, M.D. had 6,361 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.