Thomas B. Hughes, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Thomas B. Hughes, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629079660, issued on Aug 1, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD070428L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas B. Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD070428L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
- Phone
- (412) 748-7412
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 748-7412
- Medicaid ID
- 0019055570003 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100208000605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9104 Babcock Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William AbrahamSpecialist1205805587
- Whitney Adams, CRNPNurse Practitioner1578996450
- Daniel AgnewSpecialist1811966112
- Sharon Baer, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1306800917
- Paul Baldwin, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1578884409
- Katie Barry, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1881996007
Verify Thomas B. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD070428LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
174 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam75 claims
- Ibuprofen39 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate13 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): 78.5 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: $1,622.11
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exactech, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncSeven Fields, PA
- Rehab-Bray LLCSteubenville, OH
- Upmc Community Medicine IncSewickley, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas B. Hughes among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Thomas B. Hughes, MD is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jeffrey Kann, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371710906516
- Mark Langhans, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371700805579
- Paul Liefeld, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371619998309
- Michael Pagnotto, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371821291238
- John Richmond, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371962666560
Common questions
What is Thomas B. Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Thomas B. Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629079660, issued on Aug 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas B. Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. Phone: (412) 748-7412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas B. Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD070428L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas B. Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas B. Hughes, MD had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas B. Hughes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 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.