NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Piper Julie Hughes, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Roseville, CA

Piper Julie Hughes, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Roseville, California, and NPI 1750647285, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (California A159466, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750647285
Name
Piper Julie Hughes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License numbers
A159466 CA
2005-02437 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
151 N Sunrise Ave Ste 1205, Roseville, CA 95661
Phone
(916) 789-1505
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2012
Record last updated
May 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 789-0595
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191122000576); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 151 N Sunrise Ave Ste 1205

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Erin Davis, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1679944615
  2. Michael Tenison, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1942257639
  3. Eleonora Tricolici, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1831781772

Verify Piper Julie Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,210 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Piper Hughes2,210
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate217 claims
  2. Calcitriol169 claims
  3. Hydralazine Hcl144 claims
  4. Carvedilol136 claims
  5. Furosemide120 claims
  6. Lisinopril109 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: $93.42

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Piper Hughes$93.42
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Summit Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.Roseville, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Piper Julie Hughes among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Piper Julie Hughes, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adarsh Bhat, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611861443228
  2. Don Chang, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611619101805
  3. Lana Gafter, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611376529552
  4. Donald Klug, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611811923568
  5. Monika Patel, DORoseville, CA 956611700061017
  6. Jennifer Pettigrew, MDRoseville, CA 956611922115088
  7. Parthassarathy Raguram, MD,MRCPI,FASNRoseville, CA 956611629056460
  8. Gregory Spin, D.O.Roseville, CA 956611114977386

Common questions

What is Piper Julie Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Piper Julie Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750647285, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Piper Julie Hughes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 151 N Sunrise Ave Ste 1205, Roseville, CA, 95661. Phone: (916) 789-1505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Piper Julie Hughes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A159466, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Piper Julie Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Piper Julie Hughes, M.D. had 2,210 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.