Hugh Silk, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Worcester, MA
Hugh Silk, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1528018835, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 207768, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugh Silk
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 207768 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 291 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01605
- Phone
- (508) 334-1000
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0106577 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070115000030); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hugh Silk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 207768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,153 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone91 claims
- Gabapentin87 claims
- Lisinopril61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
- Omeprazole34 claims
- Clonidine Hcl27 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Family Health Center OF Worcester, Inc.Worcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hugh Silk among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Hugh Silk, MD is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Worcester
They are 168 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Hugh Silk, MD's NPI number?
Hugh Silk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528018835, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugh Silk, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 291 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA, 01605. Phone: (508) 334-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugh Silk, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 207768, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hugh Silk, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugh Silk, MD had 1,153 Medicare Part D claims for 95 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.