Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Herrin, IL
Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Herrin, Illinois, and NPI 1245288802, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 085001578, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meshia K. Hughes
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 085001578 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Lincoln Dr, Herrin, IL 62948
- Phone
- (618) 997-6800
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2023
- Fax
- (618) 997-1187
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230901002240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meshia K. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085001578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
534 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin152 claims
- Methylprednisolone122 claims
- Pregabalin99 claims
- Meloxicam46 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 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): 86.1 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncPaducah, KY
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncBenton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Meshia K. Hughes among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 physician assistant records list a practice address in Herrin
They are 28 of the 419 NPPES records with a practice address in Herrin, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C's NPI number?
Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245288802, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Lincoln Dr, Herrin, IL, 62948. Phone: (618) 997-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085001578, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C had 534 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meshia K. Hughes, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.