Michael Hughes, M.D
Emergency Medicine Physician · Zachary, LA
Michael Hughes, M.D is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Zachary, Louisiana, and NPI 1942662820, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana 306850, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Hughes
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 306850 LA
MD41004 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10930 Peairs RD, Zachary, LA 70791
- Phone
- (225) 571-8137
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170921000989); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 306850Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
440 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Cephalexin34 claims
- Prednisone29 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide27 claims
- Azithromycin23 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): 99.6 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: $18.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 4 group practices
- Calcasieu Emergency Group LLCLake Charles, LA
- Highland Emergency Group, LLCShreveport, LA
- River Oaks Emergency Group, LLCAlexandria, LA
- St Tammany Emergency Physicians Group LLCAlexandria, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Hughes among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Michael Hughes, M.D is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Zachary
They are 5 of the 494 NPPES records with a practice address in Zachary, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,000 in Louisiana → Every provider in Zachary → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carrie Cearley, MDZachary, LA 707911801095971
- Kelvin Ellis, D.O.Zachary, LA 707911407340441
- Elizabeth James, MDZachary, LA 707911699967679
- Thomas Trahan, MDZachary, LA 707911912097460
- Sidney St. Amant, M.D.Walker, LA 707851285677187
- Joni Claville, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708051811189087
- Brian Falkner, D.O.Baton Rouge, LA 708051417149238
- Daniel Jones, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708051538351093
Common questions
What is Michael Hughes, M.D's NPI number?
Michael Hughes, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942662820, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Hughes, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10930 Peairs RD, Zachary, LA, 70791. Phone: (225) 571-8137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Hughes, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 306850, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Hughes, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Hughes, M.D had 440 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Hughes, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.6 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.