Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Dempsey Hughes, M.D.

Hepatology Physician · Chicago, IL

Dempsey Hughes, M.D. is a hepatology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1518306455, issued on Jun 24, 2013. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1518306455
Name
Dempsey Hughes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hepatology Physician 207RI0008X
Practice location
259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-4837
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 259 E Erie St Ste 1600

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

  1. Mohammad Ali Abbass, MDSurgery Physician1730508052
  2. Ikechukwu Achebe, MDGastroenterology Physician1184182198
  3. Hasan Alam, MDSurgery Physician1902880321
  4. Patricia Araujo, RDRegistered Dietitian1073961686
  5. Christine Boumitri, M.DGastroenterology Physician1992050702
  6. Harold Boutte, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1487911038

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hepatology physician in 2024

469 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 829 among the 219 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Dempsey Hughes469
  2. Specialty average829

Most prescribed

  1. Tacrolimus67 claims
  2. Xifaxan38 claims
  3. Mycophenolate Mofetil37 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium36 claims
  5. Ursodiol36 claims
  6. Carvedilol28 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 94.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $273.07

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.. The 184 providers of this specialty with any payment received $17,581.21 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dempsey Hughes$273.07
  2. Specialty average$17,581.21

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, 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.

Hepatology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 17 hepatology physician records in Illinois.

Other hepatology physician records in Illinois

  1. Eyad Abdulrazzak, MDEvanston, IL1710592589
  2. Muaataz AzzawiSpringfield, IL1124551577
  3. Andrea Brown, APRN, CNPChicago, IL1275018020
  4. Scott Cotler, MDMaywood, IL1225142730
  5. Andres Duarte, MDChicago, IL1043520380
  6. Sheila Eswaran, M.D.Chicago, IL1134141039
  7. Daniel Ganger, MDChicago, IL1407821689
  8. Richard Green, MDChicago, IL1770511404
  9. Veronica Loy, DOChicago, IL1972780013
  10. Lesley-Ann McCook, MDMaywood, IL1720665474

Common questions

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

Dempsey Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518306455, issued on Jun 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dempsey Hughes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-4837. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

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 Dempsey Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dempsey Hughes, M.D. had 469 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among hepatology physician prescribers was 829. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dempsey Hughes, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.