Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Harlingen, TX
Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1144717547, issued on Apr 20, 2018. Check the license (Texas AP137316, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Velma Hughes
- Credential
- PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- AP137316 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2424 Riverside Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 230-8880
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 474-2753
- Medicaid ID
- 403001704 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190916000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Velma Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP137316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam90 claims
- Alprazolam88 claims
- Trazodone Hcl74 claims
- Buspirone Hcl60 claims
- Clonazepam53 claims
- Sertraline Hcl50 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: $1,570.57
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Velma Hughes among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas
Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 25% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Harlingen
They are 22 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 4,227 in Texas → Every provider in Harlingen → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessica Cabrera, APNHarlingen, TX 785501265641435
- Monica Carranza, MSN,APRN,PMHNP-BCHarlingen, TX 785501205302759
- Thelma Cavazos Fitzgerald, APRN FNP-BC PMHNP-BCHarlingen, TX 785501518018886
- Cecilia Gonzales, PMHNP-BCHarlingen, TX 785501467943506
- Kathleen Goodwin, ANPHarlingen, TX 785501104986751
- Velma Henn, PMHNPHarlingen, TX 785501275113748
- Vy Jaime, NURSE PRACTITIONERHarlingen, TX 785501306509468
- Terry Kimberg, CRNAHarlingen, TX 785501114177656
Common questions
What is Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144717547, issued on Apr 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2424 Riverside Dr, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 230-8880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP137316, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Velma Hughes, PMHNP-BC had 1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.