What is Bret Hughes's specialty?

Bret Hughes (NPI 1760420822) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Detroit, MI.

Where does Bret Hughes practice?

Bret Hughes practices in Detroit, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760420822.

How much does Medicare pay Bret Hughes?

Bret Hughes (NPI 1760420822) received approximately $109K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 394 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760420822

Bret HughesMD

PRACTICEUNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUPSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyDetroit, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,182

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,566

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$94K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 608 Ophthalmology providers in MI — above median (cohort median 1,582).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,999

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$898K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost1,438 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate832 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat672 claims

Timolol Maleate450 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl315 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.5

Quality

64.5

Cost

71.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

95.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$3K

Food and Beverage$506

Top paying entities

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$3K

Food and Beverage$506

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bret Hughes's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL INC	52	99
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM	51	111
ASCENSION ST JOHN HOSPITAL	37	80
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL	30	58
OHS-UPG VENTURES	30	57
BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER HOSPITAL	23	60
Biotech Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Novi, MI	16	28
Leon Zech Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Macomb, MI	12	19
Rajiv Shah Ophthalmology · Winston Salem, NC	11	20
DETROIT BIO MEDICAL LABS INC	11	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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