Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN
Nurse Practitioner · Dyersburg, TN
Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and NPI 1861487282, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee APN6814, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lynda J. Hughes
- Credential
- FNP APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- APN6814 TN
RN95592 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1716 Parr Ave Ste B, Dyersburg, TN 38024
- Phone
- (731) 288-3375
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (731) 288-3379
- Medicaid ID
- 3349830 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080508000354); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lynda J. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN6814Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
14,414 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 1,092 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen768 claims
- Alprazolam622 claims
- Gabapentin520 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium464 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium377 claims
- Lisinopril353 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): 95.7 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: $150.82
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- WT Medical AssociatesDyersburg, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lynda J. Hughes among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Dyersburg
They are 11 of the 385 NPPES records with a practice address in Dyersburg, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN's NPI number?
Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861487282, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1716 Parr Ave Ste B, Dyersburg, TN, 38024. Phone: (731) 288-3375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN6814, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN had 14,414 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lynda J. Hughes, FNP APN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.