Michael Hughes, APRN
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Blairsville, GA
Michael Hughes, APRN is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Blairsville, Georgia, and NPI 1801294368, issued on Dec 16, 2014. Check the license (Georgia RN213917, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Hughes
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- RN213917 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Earnest Dr, Blairsville, GA 30512
- Phone
- (706) 745-0200
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 745-0889
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160809002432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15 Earnest Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jamie Blalock, MS, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073875902
Verify Michael Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN213917Check 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 primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
768 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt97 claims
- Prednisone75 claims
- Azithromycin68 claims
- Cefdinir68 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim66 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl32 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $14.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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 2 group practices
- Southland Union Emergency Medical Services, LLCBlairsville, GA
- Ultra Health LLCBlairsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Hughes among 341 primary care nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Michael Hughes, APRN is one of 341 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 16% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Georgia
There are 341 primary care nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Megan Cheatham, NPBlue Ridge, GA 305131285344739
- Brittany Perslin, APRN, FNP-BCBlue Ridge, GA 305131336410059
- Taylor Thornton, RNBraselton, GA 305171881460988
- Oh Young Jung, NP-CBuford, GA 305181811664782
- Cathy Giomblanco, ARNPBuford, GA 305191427678259
- Laura Starrett, LNPCarnesville, GA 305211730485160
- Michelle Ladewig, FNP-CGainesville, GA 305011821447434
- Vanessa Zambo, AGPCNPGainesville, GA 305011881266674
Common questions
What is Michael Hughes, APRN's NPI number?
Michael Hughes, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801294368, issued on Dec 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Hughes, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Earnest Dr, Blairsville, GA, 30512. Phone: (706) 745-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Hughes, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN213917, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Hughes, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Hughes, APRN had 768 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.