What is Karen Hughes's specialty?

Karen Hughes (NPI 1770726309) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Houston, TX.

Where does Karen Hughes practice?

Karen Hughes practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770726309.

How much does Medicare pay Karen Hughes?

Karen Hughes (NPI 1770726309) received approximately $33K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 56 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770726309

Karen HughesDO

PRACTICEKH PSYCHIATRY LLCSee all providers at this practice →

PsychiatryHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

141

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

420

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$32K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,085 Psychiatry providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 177).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

926

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$65K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Trazodone Hcl144 claims

Hydroxyzine Hcl86 claims

Gabapentin71 claims

Divalproex Sodium61 claims

Hydroxyzine Pamoate54 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$34

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$34

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$34

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Karen 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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	129	553
Emilio Cardona Psychiatry · Houston, TX	33	256
NPI 1326109042	31	93
Qingguo Tao Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	31	92
Festus Uzokwe Psychiatry · Houston, TX	27	85
HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	23	138
CHANG, YUPO	22	66

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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