Kenneth Hughes, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Lexington, KY
Kenneth Hughes, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1154425411, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- Practice location
- 1720 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 278-1114
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1720 Nicholasville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
820 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 536 among the 7,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine74 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide66 claims
- Montelukast Sodium50 claims
- Azelastine Hcl44 claims
- Mupirocin43 claims
- Dupixent Pen39 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 83.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $678.48
25 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 6,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,038.17 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- New Lexington Clinic PscLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 142 otolaryngology physician records in Kentucky.
Other otolaryngology physician records in Kentucky
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- Gregory Baker, M.D.Ashland, KY1205929155
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Common questions
What is Kenneth Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154425411, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 278-1114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Hughes, MD's license?
Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Hughes, MD had 820 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 536. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Hughes, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.