Donald B. Hughes, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Staples, MN
Donald B. Hughes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Staples, Minnesota, and NPI 1487622460, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 35414, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald B. Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35414 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 49725 County 83, Staples, MN 56479
- Phone
- (218) 894-1515
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2025
- Fax
- (218) 898-7518
- Medicaid ID
- 950007500 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070322000214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 49725 County 83
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christine Albrecht, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1285661967
- Jason Alexander, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801048350
- Michelle Allred, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710514161
- Levis Eyo Apana, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1538905146
- Carissa Arens, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1962830026
- Jennifer Asche, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386907111
Verify Donald B. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 35414Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,621 Medicare Part D claims for 540 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. 625 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate403 claims
- Lisinopril389 claims
- Omeprazole369 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium353 claims
- Potassium Chloride298 claims
- Losartan Potassium283 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Aitkin Community Hospital IncAitkin, MN
- Duluth Graduate Medical Education Council IncDuluth, MN
- Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Donald B. Hughes among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Donald B. Hughes, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Staples
They are 25 of the 143 NPPES records with a practice address in Staples, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
All 3,985 in Minnesota → Every provider in Staples → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Albrecht, M.D.Staples, MN 564791285661967
- Arden Beachy, M.D.Staples, MN 564791164412151
- Jonathan Claussen, M.D.Staples, MN 564791417947029
- David Freeman, M.D.Staples, MN 564791871583211
- John Halfen, M.D.Staples, MN 564791932199379
- Gerald Henrickson, MDStaples, MN 564791043200678
- Michael Hudalla, M.D.Staples, MN 564791891785424
- Sarah Israelson, M.D.Staples, MN 564791922098581
Common questions
What is Donald B. Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Donald B. Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487622460, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald B. Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 49725 County 83, Staples, MN, 56479. Phone: (218) 894-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald B. Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 35414, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald B. Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald B. Hughes, MD had 10,621 Medicare Part D claims for 540 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.