NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Harold W. Hughes, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · El Paso, TX

Harold W. Hughes, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1699703124, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas H2475, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1699703124
Name
Harold W. Hughes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
H2475 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4801 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX 79905
Phone
(915) 545-6647
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(915) 545-9799
Medicaid ID
104497602 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070718000179); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4801 Alberta Ave.

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

  1. Terry Allen, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1669490983
  2. Cenan Antowan, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1457468787
  3. Linda Canada, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1114020625
  4. Javier Corral, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1558301002
  5. Harry Davis, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1992731061
  6. Fabian De La Rosa, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285694026

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

157 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.

  1. Harold Hughes157
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Wixela Inhub22 claims
  2. Spiriva Handihaler19 claims
  3. Combivent Respimat15 claims
  4. Fluticasone-Salmeterol13 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: $96.64

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Harold Hughes$96.64
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX

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

Harold W. Hughes among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Harold W. Hughes, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samuel Huseman, MDEl Paso, TX 799051699415471
  2. Landy Luna Diaz, M.DEl Paso, TX 799051215469341
  3. Nils NickelEl Paso, TX 799051528488731
  4. Sheldon RaoEl Paso, TX 799051063934354
  5. Manuel Rivera, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051083642037
  6. Erasto Cortes, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021154321263
  7. Gonzalo Diaz, MDEl Paso, TX 799021134129240
  8. Emilio Gonzalez-Ayala, MDEl Paso, TX 799021366441701

Common questions

What is Harold W. Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Harold W. Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699703124, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harold W. Hughes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 545-6647. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harold W. Hughes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H2475, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Harold W. Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harold W. Hughes, M.D. had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.