Tamara R. Hughes, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Centre, AL
Tamara R. Hughes, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Centre, Alabama, and NPI 1952332751, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00024378, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamara R. Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 00024378 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Northwood Dr, Centre, AL 35960
- Phone
- (256) 927-5531
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180803002245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tamara R. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00024378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
679 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate126 claims
- Azithromycin74 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa42 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro38 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
- Methocarbamol25 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamara R. Hughes among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Tamara R. Hughes, MD is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 53% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Centre
They are 4 of the 87 NPPES records with a practice address in Centre, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Benjamin Dowdey, MDCentre, AL 359601134160716
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- James Clement, M.D.Boaz, AL 359571295896397
- Ashley Cole, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681841424959
- Ronald Graham, D.O.Fort Payne, AL 359681770526808
- Thomas McFarland, M.D.Fort Payne, AL 359681407899453
Common questions
What is Tamara R. Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Tamara R. Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952332751, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamara R. Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Northwood Dr, Centre, AL, 35960. Phone: (256) 927-5531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamara R. Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00024378, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tamara R. Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamara R. Hughes, MD had 679 Medicare Part D claims for 367 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.