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Dr. Brian R. Hughes, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,277
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 444
- Part D claims, 2024
- 13,393
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 3519 Richmond Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526
- Practice phone
- Call (970) 224-1670
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc
Fort Collins, Colorado
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Dr. Brian R. Hughes is a family medicine physician in Fort Collins, Colorado
Dr. Hughes practices at Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Dr. Hughes' NPI, 1346262995, was assigned on July 24, 2006. Dr. Hughes graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med in 2000. Dr. Hughes holds Colorado license 41344.
- NPI
- 1346262995NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7315063880
- NPI enumeration date
- July 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (970) 224-1670
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Brian R. Hughes practices at Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc in Fort Collins, Colorado
Dr. Hughes' primary practice is Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc, at 3519 Richmond Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526 in Larimer County. The practice phone is (970) 224-1670.
- Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc3519 Richmond Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526 · Larimer CountyPhone(970) 224-1670
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Brian R. Hughes is affiliated with 14 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Hughes' primary practice is Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc in Fort Collins, Colorado. Dr. Hughes is also affiliated with UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hughes to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups, 2 home health agencies, 2 hospices, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Brian R. Hughes' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hughes practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc | Available with a free account |
| +13 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Brian R. Hughes is one of 2,952 family medicine physicians in Colorado
Family medicine is Dr. Hughes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Hughes is licensed in Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, ColoradoPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Brian R. Hughes billed Medicare for 3,277 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,277 Medicare services from Dr. Hughes across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 444 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $188,007 for them.
Dr. Hughes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4982024: 1,4682%
- Other services
- 2023: 3412024: 1,190249%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2052024: 24520%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 592024: 176198%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 862024: 13152%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1072024: 6737%
Where Dr. Hughes' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,00392%
- In a facility2748%
Dr. Hughes compared with the Colorado median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Hughes
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 3,277vs 27212.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 444vs 1243.6 times
- Part D claims
- 12,679vs 68018.6 times
Medians across 2,975 family medicine physicians in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hughes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Brian R. Hughes treated 444 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 444 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hughes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 191 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hughes' median patient age at 69, with 45% women.
Dr. Hughes' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hughes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20346%
- Men24154%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hughes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure64%
- Arthritis41%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Mood disorders23%
- Depression22%
- Diabetes19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hughes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Brian R. Hughes wrote 13,393 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hughes wrote 13,393 Medicare Part D claims for 728 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12,679 of them, across 179 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $999,055 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11,984 claims across 166 drugs.
Dr. Hughes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic11,524 claims86%
- Brand-name1,840 claims14%
- Other29 claims0%
Dr. Hughes' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hughes' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%552 of 13,393 claims
- Antibiotics3%422 of 13,393 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%119 of 13,393 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 11,9842024: 12,6796%
Drugs named by CMS: 179 in 2024, 166 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Brian R. Hughes ranks in the 74th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
Dr. Hughes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 73 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Hughes, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Hughes ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 74th percentile73 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 68th percentile16 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Brian R. Hughes has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hughes in 2021. Dr. Hughes' most frequent co-authors are Jonah Hebert-Davies, MD, Brian Scott Hughes, MD and Conor P. Kleweno, MD.
Dr. Hughes' most frequent co-authors
- Jonah Hebert-Davies, MD1 shared paper
- Brian Scott Hughes, MD1 shared paper
- Conor P. Kleweno, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Hughes
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Brian R. Hughes received $1,399 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 99 general payments to Dr. Hughes from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $242.
General payments to Dr. Hughes by program year, 2016 to 2019
Companies that paid Dr. Hughes the most, 2016 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Brian R. Hughes graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med
Dr. Hughes graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med in 2000.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Brian R. Hughes's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Brian R. Hughes' NPI number?
Dr. Brian R. Hughes' NPI number is 1346262995. It was assigned on July 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Brian R. Hughes?
Dr. Brian R. Hughes is a family medicine physician in Fort Collins, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Brian R. Hughes practice?
Dr. Hughes practices at 3519 Richmond Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526. Dr. Hughes' primary practice is Vmd Primary Providers Colorado, Inc in Fort Collins, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hughes to 3 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups, 2 home health agencies, 2 hospices, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Brian R. Hughes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hughes is (970) 224-1670.
What is Dr. Brian R. Hughes' medical license number?
Dr. Hughes holds Colorado license 41344.
Which hospitals is Dr. Brian R. Hughes affiliated with?
Dr. Hughes is affiliated with UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies. Dmand AI links Dr. Hughes to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Brian R. Hughes part of?
Dr. Hughes is linked to Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. Hughes to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Brian R. Hughes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hughes billed Medicare for 3,277 services in 2024, and Dr. Hughes accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brian R. Hughes see?
CMS counts 444 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hughes in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Brian R. Hughes bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hughes' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Brian R. Hughes go to medical school?
Dr. Hughes graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Brian R. Hughes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hughes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Brian R. Hughes received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,399 in general payments to Dr. Hughes from 24 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Brian R. Hughes been practicing?
Dr. Hughes graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Does Dr. Brian R. Hughes do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Hughes.
Who does Dr. Brian R. Hughes publish with?
Dr. Hughes' most frequent co-authors are Jonah Hebert-Davies, MD (1 shared paper), Brian Scott Hughes, MD (1 shared paper) and Conor P. Kleweno, MD (1 shared paper).
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