Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Durango, CO
Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1356598650, issued on Aug 19, 2008. Check the license (Colorado DR.0048156, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julia Mitchell Hughes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- DR.0048156 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Mercy Regional Hospital, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 764-3352
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Fax
- (970) 764-3359
- Medicaid ID
- 32504560 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110921000557); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Julia Mitchell Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0048156Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 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): 88.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julia Mitchell Hughes among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D. is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 29% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado
There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.
All 806 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tonya Anderson, MDDurango, CO 813011811028616
- Sarah Brown, MDDurango, CO 813011124112818
- Robin GallowayDurango, CO 813011609879204
- Jennifer Heinicke, MDDurango, CO 813011154394021
- Galen Holmes, M.D.Durango, CO 813011831352582
- Krystie Karageorge, MDDurango, CO 813011164457388
- Tierney Lake, MDDurango, CO 813011194041210
- Peter Marshall, M.D.Durango, CO 813011417003013
Common questions
What is Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356598650, issued on Aug 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Mercy Regional Hospital, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-3352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0048156, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D. had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Julia Mitchell Hughes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.