Hugo C. Franco, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Belle Mead, NJ
Hugo C. Franco, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Belle Mead, New Jersey, and NPI 1629022769, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA05962400, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugo C. Franco
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25MA05962400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 252 Route 601, Belle Mead, NJ 08502
- Phone
- (908) 281-1000
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 5556406 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031113000009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 252 Route 601
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Verify Hugo C. Franco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA05962400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,989 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate252 claims
- Trazodone Hcl162 claims
- Gabapentin149 claims
- Bupropion Xl140 claims
- Sertraline Hcl139 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl115 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): 75.8 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: $902.57
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PCManahawkin, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hugo C. Franco among 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Hugo C. Franco, MD is one of 1,520 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 73% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 697 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Belle Mead
They are 9 of the 103 NPPES records with a practice address in Belle Mead, and 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,520 in New Jersey → Every provider in Belle Mead → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tina Amarnani, MDBelle Mead, NJ 085021538723721
- Jessica Berlet, MDBelle Mead, NJ 085021689630261
- Anthony Marino, MDBelle Mead, NJ 085021235187238
- Claire Marsh, MDBelle Mead, NJ 085021134185176
- Umesh Mehta, MDBelle Mead, NJ 085021316903818
- Asma Nisar, M.D.Belle Mead, NJ 085021598941007
- Vijaya Peddu, MDBelle Mead, NJ 085021205875135
- Jagwinder Sandhu, MDBelle Mead, NJ 085021821187691
Common questions
What is Hugo C. Franco, MD's NPI number?
Hugo C. Franco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629022769, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugo C. Franco, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 252 Route 601, Belle Mead, NJ, 08502. Phone: (908) 281-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugo C. Franco, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA05962400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hugo C. Franco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugo C. Franco, MD had 2,989 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hugo C. Franco, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.