NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Cannon Hughes, MD

Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Durango, CO

David Cannon Hughes, MD is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1861594848, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 42555, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; 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
1861594848
Name
David Cannon Hughes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
License number
42555 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301
Phone
(970) 764-2100
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 14, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
70054738 CO
51921553 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181205001539); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2001
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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Also registered at 1010 Three Springs Blvd

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

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  4. Richard Brown, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1003889627
  5. Sarah Brown, MDHospitalist Physician1124112818
  6. Laurie Carpino, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811960784

Verify David Cannon Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024

108 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Hughes108
  2. Specialty average292

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Makana North Shore ClinicPrinceville, HI

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

David Cannon Hughes among 68 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Colorado

David Cannon Hughes, MD is one of 68 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 60% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Colorado

There are 68 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Colorado.

The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Wells, DODurango, CO 813011255327417
  2. Brian Behn, NRPPoncha Springs, CO 812011568389237
  3. Andrew Gross, M.D.Delta, CO 814161467562470
  4. Marisa Laurora, D.O.Delta, CO 814161811948102
  5. Juan Barbero, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011790715290
  6. Diane Brown, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011245298686
  7. Peter Dahlheimer, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011134178809
  8. David Dietel, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011891753935

Common questions

What is David Cannon Hughes, MD's NPI number?

David Cannon Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861594848, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Cannon Hughes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Cannon Hughes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 42555, 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 David Cannon Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Cannon Hughes, MD had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. 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.