NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dennis N. Hughes, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Belmont, CA

Dennis N. Hughes, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Belmont, California, and NPI 1215076468, issued on Feb 5, 2007. Check the license (California C52756, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215076468
Name
Dennis N. Hughes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
C52756 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Shoreway RD Ste 100, Belmont, CA 94002
Phone
(650) 596-7000
Enumerated
Feb 5, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2023
Fax
(650) 596-7093
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 1301 Shoreway RD Ste 100

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

  1. Meghan Humbert, DONeurology Physician1083005581
  2. Marco Jacobo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215325337
  3. Pragya Jain, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1053624189
  4. Uyen Le, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1598016636
  5. Nina Lippey, DOFamily Medicine Physician1508420555
  6. Seerat Mission, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1588027205

Verify Dennis N. Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,381 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dennis Hughes2,381
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium195 claims
  2. Ezetimibe115 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium79 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium69 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): 96.5 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 score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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: $136.89

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dennis Hughes$136.89
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Dennis N. Hughes among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Dennis N. Hughes, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Belmont

They are 8 of the 324 NPPES records with a practice address in Belmont, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Chen, M.D.Belmont, CA 940021164531141
  2. Pragya Jain, M.D.Belmont, CA 940021053624189
  3. Elizabeth Kocot, M.D.Belmont, CA 940021720009673
  4. Gary Lee, M.D.Belmont, CA 940021497834352
  5. Seerat Mission, D.O.Belmont, CA 940021588027205
  6. Shiva Salmasi, MDBelmont, CA 940021033853346
  7. Romana Usman, M.D.Belmont, CA 940021538200852
  8. Hala Ali, MDBurlingame, CA 940101942252788

Common questions

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

Dennis N. Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215076468, issued on Feb 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dennis N. Hughes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Shoreway RD Ste 100, Belmont, CA, 94002. Phone: (650) 596-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number C52756, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dennis N. Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dennis N. Hughes, M.D. had 2,381 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dennis N. Hughes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.

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