Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1871742775, issued on Sep 16, 2008. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Duncan Buermann Hughes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 248571 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 W NC Highway 54, Durham, NC 27707
- Phone
- (919) 806-8866
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260221000236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1415 W NC Highway 54
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Verify Duncan Buermann Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $5,830.57
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Duncan Buermann Hughes among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D. is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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- Scott Hollenbeck, MDDurham, NC 277101285891333
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Common questions
What is Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871742775, issued on Sep 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 W NC Highway 54, Durham, NC, 27707. Phone: (919) 806-8866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D.'s license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Duncan Buermann Hughes, M.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.