NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D.

Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician · Decatur, IL

Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D. is a clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Illinois, and NPI 1942438478, issued on Jun 23, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036134637, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942438478
Name
Sarah Thompson McHugh
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician 207ZP0105X
License numbers
036134637 IL
9407206 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2300 N Edward St, Decatur, IL 62526
Phone
(217) 876-5021
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140729000350); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2009
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 2300 N Edward St

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

  1. Samaj Adhikari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306459979
  2. Coley Adloff, RD LD/NRegistered Dietitian1194808618
  3. Akif Ahmed, DOFamily Medicine Physician1871161430
  4. Bretton Ahrens, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356901227
  5. Nadal Aker, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1083671911
  6. Amber Anderson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1568752137

Verify Sarah Thompson McHugh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 31.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%80.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $21.35

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,028.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah McHugh$21.35
  2. Specialty average$7,028.16

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. Associated Pathologists LtdLitchfield, IL

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

Sarah Thompson McHugh among 63 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records in Illinois

Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D. is one of 63 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 37% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 1991 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0105X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician providers in Illinois

There are 63 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rex Schulz, M.D.Quincy, IL 623011780707703
  2. Aiman Hawasli, M.D.Highland, IL 622491538144019
  3. Seshadrichary Nandkumar, M.D.Highland, IL 622491356327373
  4. Zheng (george) Liu, MDUrbana, IL 618011841210952
  5. Renuka Bhaskar, MDBloomington, IL 617041235163056
  6. R Hessel, M.D.Evergreen Park, IL 608051194768986
  7. Robert Merrick, MDChicago, IL 606401437272549
  8. Clarence ChanChicago, IL 606371285173906

Common questions

What is Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942438478, issued on Jun 23, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 N Edward St, Decatur, IL, 62526. Phone: (217) 876-5021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036134637, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Sarah Thompson McHugh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 31.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.