NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Augusta, ME

Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Augusta, Maine, and NPI 1053981019, issued on Jun 30, 2021. Check the license (Maine PA2209, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053981019
Name
Joshua Robert Hughes
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA2209 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
35 Medical Center Pkwy, Augusta, ME 04330
Phone
(207) 626-1000
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210730001422); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2021
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 35 Medical Center Pkwy

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  2. Mohammed Al-Nufal, MDPediatrics Physician1295155869
  3. Dianna Alexander, LCSWClinical Social Worker1104472083
  4. Lucy Algeo, DOFamily Medicine Physician1205574464
  5. Shannon AllenOtolaryngology Physician1497997910
  6. Nicholas Andresen, MDOtolaryngology Physician1104322130

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine 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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

182 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 84 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Hughes182
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl72 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  3. Metronidazole15 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl13 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): 79.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mainegeneral Medical CenterWaterville, ME

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

Joshua Robert Hughes among 979 physician assistant records in Maine

Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C is one of 979 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maine. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 648 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

73 physician assistant records list a practice address in Augusta

They are 73 of the 1,740 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 979 physician assistant records in Maine.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Barlow, PA-CAugusta, ME 043301275508087
  2. Margaret Barnes, PA-CAugusta, ME 043301336115146
  3. Rob Boudewijn, PAAugusta, ME 043301861453680
  4. Suzanne Brown, PA-CAugusta, ME 043301649270406
  5. Alfred Cichon, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTAugusta, ME 043301225013659
  6. Lisa Dewolfe, PA-CAugusta, ME 043301255370672
  7. Anna Dulin, PACAugusta, ME 043301700801115
  8. Seth Flynn, PAAugusta, ME 043301871552976

Common questions

What is Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C's NPI number?

Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053981019, issued on Jun 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35 Medical Center Pkwy, Augusta, ME, 04330. Phone: (207) 626-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number PA2209, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joshua Robert Hughes, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.