William E. Hughes, MD
Urology Physician · Decatur, AL
William E. Hughes, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1053366641, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 20057, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William E. Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 20057 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1210 14TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 353-0605
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 353-0618
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080721000501); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1210 14TH Ave SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sergey Ananyev, M.D.Urology Physician1366645459
- Austin Byrd, RNNurse Practitioner1568120921
Verify William E. Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20057Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
4,472 Medicare Part D claims for 1,207 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 180 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl1,895 claims
- Dutasteride439 claims
- Finasteride309 claims
- Levofloxacin198 claims
- Gemtesa193 claims
- Myrbetriq173 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): 80 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: $1,338.86
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Alabama Urology And Robotics CenterDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William E. Hughes among 181 urology physician records in Alabama
William E. Hughes, MD is one of 181 urology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 208800000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 181 urology physician records in Alabama.
All 181 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sergey Ananyev, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011366645459
- Nicholas Braswell, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011316942154
- Klaus Medenbach, MDDecatur, AL 356011659582658
- John Hinson, M.D.Athens, AL 356111144219320
- Samuel Trotter, MDAthens, AL 356111710902184
- Dustin Hyatt, MDFlorence, AL 356301528389517
- Joseph Mokulis, MDFlorence, AL 356301578545737
- Tyrus Pritchard, M.D.Florence, AL 356301710988902
Common questions
What is William E. Hughes, MD's NPI number?
William E. Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053366641, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William E. Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1210 14TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 353-0605. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William E. Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 20057, 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 William E. Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William E. Hughes, MD had 4,472 Medicare Part D claims for 1,207 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William E. Hughes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80 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.