Eric Hudgins, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Carbondale, IL
Eric Hudgins, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1558622837, issued on Jun 4, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036174654, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Hudgins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 036174654 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 305 W Jackson St Ste 400, Carbondale, IL 62901
- Phone
- (618) 351-4972
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2025
- Fax
- (618) 351-4973
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250513000176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 375 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 305 W Jackson St Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Bryant, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871542811
- Dongwoo Chang, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1962485037
- Gordon Chu, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1235310756
- Eugenio Vargas, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1396734414
Verify Eric Hudgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036174654Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $84.99
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern Illinois Medical Services NfpCarbondale, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Hudgins among 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois
Eric Hudgins, MD is one of 375 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 375 in Illinois → Every provider in Carbondale → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dongwoo Chang, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011962485037
- Gordon Chu, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011235310756
- Eric Eskioglu, MDCarbondale, IL 629011336222900
- Mark FlemingCarbondale, IL 629011508807181
- Eugenio Vargas, MDCarbondale, IL 629011396734414
- Sonia Pulido, MDSpringfield, IL 627941043001985
- Breck Jones, M.D.Springfield, IL 627111003298001
- Donald Pearson, M.D.Springfield, IL 627111164691358
Common questions
What is Eric Hudgins, MD's NPI number?
Eric Hudgins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558622837, issued on Jun 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Hudgins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 W Jackson St Ste 400, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 351-4972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Hudgins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036174654, as entered by the provider. 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 Eric Hudgins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Hudgins, MD had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Hudgins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.