Laura Smith Hughes, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, KY
Laura Smith Hughes, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1104536168, issued on Nov 30, 2022. Check the license (Kentucky 3018326, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Smith Hughes
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 3018326 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40506
- Phone
- (859) 323-5901
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2023
- Fax
- (859) 323-3040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230124002037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Smith Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3018326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,503 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
- Lisinopril89 claims
- Omeprazole48 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa43 claims
- Losartan Potassium41 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate38 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF KentuckyLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Smith Hughes among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Laura Smith Hughes, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
610 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 610 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Laura Smith Hughes, APRN's NPI number?
Laura Smith Hughes, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104536168, issued on Nov 30, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Smith Hughes, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 S Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40506. Phone: (859) 323-5901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Smith Hughes, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3018326, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Smith Hughes, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Smith Hughes, APRN had 1,503 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.