What is Michael Hughes's specialty?

Michael Hughes (NPI 1821186867) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Palm Springs, CA.

Where does Michael Hughes practice?

Michael Hughes practices in Palm Springs, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821186867.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Hughes?

Michael Hughes (NPI 1821186867) received approximately $80K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 424 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821186867

Michael HughesMD

PRACTICEEISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticePalm Springs, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

663

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,194

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$75K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

9,534

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.6M

Distinct drugs

160

Brand share

26.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium381 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium377 claims

Testosterone Cypionate277 claims

Amlodipine Besylate206 claims

Bictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala201 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.9

Quality

85.4

Cost

74.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.54%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 2 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER	60	566
DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	36	87

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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