What is Russell Hughes's specialty?

Russell Hughes (NPI 1861484487) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Hayesville, NC.

Where does Russell Hughes practice?

Russell Hughes practices in Hayesville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861484487.

How much does Medicare pay Russell Hughes?

Russell Hughes (NPI 1861484487) received approximately $97K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 808 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861484487

Russell HughesO.D.

PRACTICEDR RUSSELL A HUGHES OPTOMETRIST PASee all providers at this practice →

OptometryHayesville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,809

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,577

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$96K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

656

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$28K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost322 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat87 claims

Timolol Maleate74 claims

Bimatoprost31 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Russell 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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC	81	174
UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	68	132
Brian Mitchell Internal Medicine · Murphy, NC	45	154
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	35	67
Samuel Church Family Practice · Hiawassee, GA	31	121
MCINTIRE, JEFFREY	30	45
Daniel Stroup Family Practice · Hayesville, NC	29	101
Robert Stahlkuppe Family Practice · Hiawassee, GA	27	72
HIAWASSEE FAMILY PRACTICE P C	25	48
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	23	53
Robert Berger Diagnostic Radiology · Clayton, GA	23	48
Michael Reynaud Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Murphy, NC	21	64

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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