What is Alan Hughes's specialty?

Alan Hughes (NPI 1992779722) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Benton, AR.

Where does Alan Hughes practice?

Alan Hughes practices in Benton, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992779722.

How much does Medicare pay Alan Hughes?

Alan Hughes (NPI 1992779722) received approximately $185K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,004 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992779722

Alan HughesM.D.

PRACTICEPHILLIP SUFFRIDGE,M.D.,P.A.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyBenton, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,149

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,652

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$178K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 108 Ophthalmology providers in AR — below median (cohort median 3,420).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,762

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$118K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost683 claims

Prednisolone Acetate219 claims

Timolol Maleate185 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl124 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha110 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

78.7

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$18

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$18

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$18

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Alan 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). 27 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Seymour Operations Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Little Rock, AR	138	320
SALINE HOSPITAL LLC	132	219
MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.	60	124
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	59	72
Aaron Blackerby Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Hot Springs, AR	55	91
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	49	85
Daniel Cartaya Internal Medicine · Benton, AR	39	84
BAPTIST HEALTH	38	52
Allan Hatch Cardiology · Benton, AR	32	106
Mark Martindale Internal Medicine · Benton, AR	29	49
Edward Hill Internal Medicine · Benton, AR	29	73
Jerry Lorio Orthopedic Surgery · Benton, AR	26	45

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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