Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Huron, SD
Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Huron, South Dakota, and NPI 1053806489, issued on Jun 27, 2018. Check the license (South Dakota 12808, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Lisa Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 12808 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 172 4TH St SE, Huron, SD 57350
- Phone
- (605) 353-6200
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2025
- Fax
- (605) 353-6300
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210923000701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Lisa Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 12808Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Furosemide14 claims
- Prednisone13 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): 100 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: $45.12
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Huron Regional Medical Center IncHuron, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Lisa Hughes among 99 hospitalist physician records in South Dakota
Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD is one of 99 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 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 2018, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 75 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 99 hospitalist physician records in South Dakota.
All 99 in South Dakota → Every provider in Huron → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Van Marel, MDHuron, SD 573501427144179
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- Julie Mayo, DOAberdeen, SD 574011497711824
- Aamod TiwariAberdeen, SD 574011346820370
- John Kinross-Wright, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011295179299
- Mark Erickson, MDSioux Falls, SD 571171083651707
- Colleen Achong, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051841866340
- Mishka Ahmed, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051285367979
Common questions
What is Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053806489, issued on Jun 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 172 4TH St SE, Huron, SD, 57350. Phone: (605) 353-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 12808, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen Lisa Hughes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.