NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emma Best Hughes, ANP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Maryville, TN

Emma Best Hughes, ANP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Maryville, Tennessee, and NPI 1558737601, issued on Aug 12, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 20176, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1558737601
Name
Emma Best Hughes
Credential
ANP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License numbers
20176 TN
175969 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
162 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg, Maryville, TN 37804
Phone
(865) 238-6161
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2025
Fax
(865) 238-6170
Medicaid ID
Q015573 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151001001756); accepts Medicare assignment
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 162 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg

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

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  2. Erin Giblin, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922655042
  3. Jordan Hibbard, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821674292
  4. Philip Hoffman, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1467442004
  5. Paul Holcomb, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1518946912
  6. Stephen Kiefer, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1760472302

Verify Emma Best Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

159 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Emma Hughes159
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
  3. Clopidogrel12 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: $398.96

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Emma Hughes$398.96
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Blount Memorial Physician Group IncMaryville, TN

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

Emma Best Hughes among 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Emma Best Hughes, ANP is one of 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 769 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Tennessee

There are 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Cagle, DNP, ACNP,BCMaryville, TN 378041184672446
  2. Abby Hamilton, DNPMaryville, TN 378041871003996
  3. Julia Jones, NPMaryville, TN 378041386246643
  4. Margaret Saunders, NPMaryville, TN 378041205345378
  5. Jodie Schneitman, AG-ACNP, BCMorristown, TN 378141801293436
  6. Veronica Rollins, RNNewport, TN 378211619659950
  7. Laurel Bivens, APRNOak Ridge, TN 378301699286013
  8. Jason Kiernan, NP, PHDOak Ridge, TN 378301972605715

Common questions

What is Emma Best Hughes, ANP's NPI number?

Emma Best Hughes, ANP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558737601, issued on Aug 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emma Best Hughes, ANP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 162 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg, Maryville, TN, 37804. Phone: (865) 238-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emma Best Hughes, ANP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20176, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Emma Best Hughes, ANP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emma Best Hughes, ANP had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.