Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Chicago, IL
Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1093274300, issued on Mar 16, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036159022, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zachary Hunter Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 036159022 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 926-2000
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zachary Hunter Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036159022Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $702.69
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Zachary Hunter Hughes among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois
Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 73% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 87% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093274300, issued on Mar 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 926-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036159022, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zachary Hunter Hughes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.