NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Statesville, NC

Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Statesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1851825285, issued on Apr 12, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-03033, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1851825285
Name
Samuel Kelse Hughes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2020-03033 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1424D Fern Creek Dr, Statesville, NC 28625
Phone
(704) 872-0174
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2026
Fax
(704) 872-0176
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200819003196); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2017
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 1424D Fern Creek Dr

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

  1. Alicia Brown, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1962913822
  2. Donald Neal, D.O.Interventional Cardiology Physician1558561670
  3. Jessica Prevette, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1750036547
  4. Emily Tuthill, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215364526

Verify Samuel Kelse Hughes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,473 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samuel Hughes3,473
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium308 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium198 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium122 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium116 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate114 claims
  6. Lisinopril86 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: $381.01

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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.

  1. Samuel Hughes$381.01
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Piedmont Healthcare PAStatesville, NC
  2. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncDenver, NC

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

Samuel Kelse Hughes among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Samuel Kelse 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Statesville

They are 22 of the 1,194 NPPES records with a practice address in Statesville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Perry Bartelt, MDStatesville, NC 286251760461529
  2. Daniel Bellingham, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251205828969
  3. Dwight Bellingham, MDStatesville, NC 286251215428891
  4. Dhrupa Changela, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251093115339
  5. Tara Frankhouser, DOStatesville, NC 286251841553815
  6. Samuel Inkumsah, MDStatesville, NC 286251629242490
  7. Brandi Kennedy, MDStatesville, NC 286251194211714
  8. Curtis Schultz, MDStatesville, NC 286251477572212

Common questions

What is Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851825285, issued on Apr 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1424D Fern Creek Dr, Statesville, NC, 28625. Phone: (704) 872-0174. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-03033, 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 Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Kelse Hughes, M.D. had 3,473 Medicare Part D claims for 313 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.