What is Michael Hughes's specialty?

Michael Hughes (NPI 1831133644) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Louisville, KY.

Where does Michael Hughes practice?

Michael Hughes practices in Louisville, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831133644.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Hughes?

Michael Hughes (NPI 1831133644) received approximately $23K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 48 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831133644

Michael HughesMD

PRACTICEVANGUARD SURGICAL LLCSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryLouisville, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 331 General Surgery providers in KY — bottom quintile (cohort median 337).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl51 claims

Ondansetron21 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$21

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$21

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$21

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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC.	117	582
Thomas Abell Gastroenterology · Louisville, KY	36	225
Kevin Thomas Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	29	63
Andrew Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	26	65
Eric Davis General Surgery · Louisville, KY	24	133
Erik Dowden Diagnostic Radiology · Atlanta, GA	21	64
Michael Marvin General Surgery · Danville, PA	18	40
Abigail Stocker Gastroenterology · Louisville, KY	18	104
Frank Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	16	35
MAXFIELD, SHARON	15	29
Sunny Joseph Cardiology · Louisville, KY	14	27
Lina Mackelaite Nephrology · Louisville, KY	13	61

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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