Mitchell J. Hughes, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Mitchell J. Hughes, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1831543602, issued on Apr 19, 2016. Check the license (Iowa MD-50164, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mitchell J. Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- MD-50164 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6001 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (262) 664-2190
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240910003992); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6001 Westown Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Blair Boehnke, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245639889
- Jenna Borchers, PAPhysician Assistant1538926464
- Kaitlyn BravekPhysician Assistant1487383501
Verify Mitchell J. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-50164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl34 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Methocarbamol18 claims
- Mupirocin14 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: $990.56
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Rci (wrs) LLCValparaiso, IN
- The Methodist Hospitals IncHighland, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mitchell J. Hughes among 24 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Iowa
Mitchell J. Hughes, MD is one of 24 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Iowa
There are 24 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Iowa.
All 24 in Iowa → Every provider in West Des Moines → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Handal, DOWest Des Moines, IA 502661144727835
- Daniel McGuire, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091821090234
- Trevor Schmitz, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141326364449
- Jonathon Geisinger, M.D.Ames, IA 500101366702326
- Sarkis Kaspar, M.D.Ames, IA 500101861481822
- Mark Palit, M.D.Clarion, IA 505251568404788
- William Samuelson, MDSioux City, IA 511041619071826
- Stephen Frushour, M.D.Spencer, IA 513011881687739
Common questions
What is Mitchell J. Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Mitchell J. Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831543602, issued on Apr 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mitchell J. Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6001 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (262) 664-2190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mitchell J. Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-50164, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mitchell J. Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mitchell J. Hughes, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.