Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Whitakers, NC
Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whitakers, North Carolina, and NPI 1356327233, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 25149, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Eugene Hughes
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25149 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 SE Railroad St, Whitakers, NC 27891
- Phone
- (252) 437-2171
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 437-1520
- Medicaid ID
- 7944488 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090801000068); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Eugene Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 25149Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,528 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium61 claims
- Furosemide49 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate49 claims
- Lisinopril47 claims
- Gabapentin41 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: $16.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Rural Health Group IncWeldon, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald Eugene Hughes among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whitakers
They are 2 of the 16 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitakers, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Whitakers → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D's NPI number?
Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356327233, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 SE Railroad St, Whitakers, NC, 27891. Phone: (252) 437-2171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 25149, 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 Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Eugene Hughes, M.D had 1,528 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.