Solon Gray Hughes, MD
Surgery Physician · West Columbia, SC
Solon Gray Hughes, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1033184817, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 32528, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Solon Gray Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 32528 SC
MD2004-0342 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 936-3300
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 936-7735
- Medicaid ID
- NO1509 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110103000502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marc Antonetti, MDSurgery Physician1043237803
- Joseph Asaro, MDSurgery Physician1316100993
- Daniel Bailey, M.D.Surgery Physician1508120882
- Ethredge Barwick, MDSurgery Physician1346263027
- Amanda Charlton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245592526
- Roland Craft, M.D.Surgery Physician1427176544
Verify Solon Gray Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 32528Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
605 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 127 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen104 claims
- Topiramate97 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium80 claims
- Sucralfate52 claims
- Ondansetron Odt37 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Solon Gray Hughes among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Solon Gray Hughes, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 surgery physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 27 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Antonetti, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691043237803
- Ethredge Barwick, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691346263027
- John Deperi, M. D.West Columbia, SC 291691043278427
- Richard Felton, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691699782193
- Raymond Fryrear, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691992847446
- Charles Harmon, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691861409476
- Jeffrey Libbey, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691609884816
- Jeffrey Molle, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691073577375
Common questions
What is Solon Gray Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Solon Gray Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033184817, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Solon Gray Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Solon Gray Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 32528, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Solon Gray Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Solon Gray Hughes, MD had 605 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Solon Gray Hughes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.