Karen E. Hughes, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist · Lafayette, IN
Karen E. Hughes, CNS is a clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Lafayette, Indiana, and NPI 1902864036, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 70000083A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen E. Hughes
- Credential
- CNS
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Nurse Specialist 364S00000X
- License number
- 70000083A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1345 Unity PL Ste 135, Lafayette, IN 47905
- Phone
- (765) 446-5050
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (765) 446-5119
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen E. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 70000083ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical nurse specialist in 2024
341 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 957 among the 361 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole85 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 claims
- Acyclovir20 claims
- Potassium Chloride20 claims
- Loperamide19 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $773.98
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $871.23 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.
Karen E. Hughes among 65 clinical nurse specialist records in Indiana
Karen E. Hughes, CNS is one of 65 clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Indiana. 37% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 37% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 20% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364S00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Indiana
There are 65 clinical nurse specialist records in Indiana.
All 65 in Indiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →
The 8 clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Taunya Rapisarda, MS,APRN,BCLafayette, IN 479051225129075
- Ivy Rynearson, CNSLafayette, IN 479051518592278
- Melanie BraswellLafayette, IN 479041689004962
- Mark Reef, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BCWest Lafayette, IN 479071962512681
- Pamela Pepper, CNSEvansville, IN 477151447294095
- Shaleen Ayers, CNSEvansville, IN 477141578564084
- Claire Sutherby, CNSEvansville, IN 477131760905632
- Amanda Miley, CNSEvansville, IN 477101235653908
Common questions
What is Karen E. Hughes, CNS's NPI number?
Karen E. Hughes, CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902864036, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen E. Hughes, CNS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1345 Unity PL Ste 135, Lafayette, IN, 47905. Phone: (765) 446-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen E. Hughes, CNS's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 70000083A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen E. Hughes, CNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen E. Hughes, CNS had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 957. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen E. Hughes, CNS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 of 100. 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.