2026 NPPES data Forensic Psychiatry Physician NPI 1518022748 MD
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Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD

Forensic Psychiatry Physician in Madison, Wisconsin. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 841 in Forensic Psychiatry Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
426
Medicare Part D claims · 43 beneficiaries · Forensic Psychiatry Physician avg: 869
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$18.56
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD filed 426 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Forensic Psychiatry Physician in Madison, Wisconsin, prescribing 87% generic.

426
Part D claims, 2023
87%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

426 Top 38% higher than 62% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). This entry sits in this band. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Above this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/27/2006

NPI 1518022748

Primary specialty

Forensic Psychiatry Physician

Niche

841 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

426 51% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 869

Specialty distribution in Wisconsin

How Forensic Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among Wisconsin providers

Wisconsin providers

Largest specialties in Wisconsin (% of in-state providers)

Physical Therapist - 5.6%Physical Therapist5.6%Pharmacist - 4.8%Pharmacist4.8%Registered Nurse - 4.5%Registered Nurse4.5%Professional Counselor - 3.3%Professional Counselor3.3%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 3.3%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program3.3%Family Medicine Physician - 3.2%Family Medicine Physician3.2%Forensic Psychiatry Physician - 0%Forensic Psychiatry Physician0%
Largest specialties in Wisconsin (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Forensic Psychiatry Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Forensic Psychiatry Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1265 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVE, Madison, WI, 53717, with a listed phone of (608) 251-4156. NPI 1518022748 was issued on 12/27/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Hughes-Kuda most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 426 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 43 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $43K in drug spend, split 13% brand-name and 87% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Forensic Psychiatry Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 841 enrolled providers across 47 states and an average of 869 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1265 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVE
Madison, WI 53717

Provider Details

NPI 1518022748
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 12/27/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Froedtert Manitowoc Medical Group, LLC
Sheboygan, WI

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$19

Largest payer

Corium, LLC

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD - brand share 13.0%
Forensic Psychiatry Physician average

13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 426 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

426
Total Claims
$43K
Total Drug Cost
43
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
784
Total Day Supply
22,969
Brand vs Generic
13% brand / 87% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$34K
Generic Drug Cost
$9K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
66.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.86
Gender Split
70% female / 30% male
Age Distribution
<65: 11, 65-74: 22, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Trazodone Hcl
41
Bupropion Xl
Bupropion Hcl
36
Duloxetine Hcl
31
Clonazepam
26
Levothyroxine Sodium
23
Sertraline Hcl
23
Alprazolam
20
Lamotrigine
17
Ziprasidone Hcl
16
Buspirone Hcl
13

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Forensic Psychiatry Physician Overview

How Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD fits within the Forensic Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.

841
Forensic Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
47
States with Forensic Psychiatry Physician
869
Avg Claims per Provider

Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's 426 claims are below the specialty average of 869.

Nearby Forensic Psychiatry Physician Providers in Wisconsin

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Wisconsin, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hughes-Kuda.

Compare Forensic Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Wisconsin medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Forensic Psychiatry Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's specialty?
Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD specializes in Forensic Psychiatry Physician and practices in Madison, Wisconsin. Credentials: MD.
How much does Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD wrote 426 Medicare Part D claims totaling $43K in drug costs for 43 beneficiaries.
Where is Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD located?
Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD is located at 1265 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVE, Madison, WI, 53717. Phone: (608) 251-4156.
What is Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's NPI number?
Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518022748, issued on 12/27/2006.
Does Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $34K in brand drug costs.
How many Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 841 Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers across 47 states in the US. The average Forensic Psychiatry Physician provider writes 869 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Trazodone Hcl, Bupropion Xl, Duloxetine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD accept Medicare?
Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 426 Part D claims and 43 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's credentials?
Kathleen Hughes-Kuda, MD's NPI is 1518022748 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.