Richard K. Hughlett, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Shelby, NC
Richard K. Hughlett, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1780724674, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 77467, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard K. Hughlett
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 77467 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 487-3131
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 89127TR NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051205000770); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 E Grover St
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Verify Richard K. Hughlett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 77467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
368 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. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir77 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl45 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl40 claims
- Cephalexin34 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinas Emergency Physicians PAShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard K. Hughlett among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Richard K. Hughlett, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Shelby
They are 13 of the 924 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelby, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Jonathan Leake, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501740310259
- James Lowry, MDShelby, NC 281501982656690
- Ryan Matley, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501487875365
- Joseph Mullen, MDShelby, NC 281501114970548
- Paul Munoz, MDShelby, NC 281501124079827
Common questions
What is Richard K. Hughlett, MD's NPI number?
Richard K. Hughlett, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780724674, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard K. Hughlett, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 487-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard K. Hughlett, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 77467, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard K. Hughlett, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard K. Hughlett, MD had 368 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.