Dr. James Allen Hughes, MD

Dr. Hughes practices at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida, part of BayCare Health System.

Dr. Hughes' NPI, 1396165445, was assigned on April 16, 2014. Dr. Hughes graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Hughes holds Florida license ME137154.

Dr. Hughes' primary practice is Morton Plant Hospital, at 300 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756 in Pinellas County. The practice phone is (727) 462-7000.

Dr. Hughes' primary practice is Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida, part of BayCare Health System. Dr. Hughes is also affiliated with BayCare Mease Countryside Hospital. The medical group on file is BayCare Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hughes to 1 more hospital and 6 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hughes practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Hughes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Hughes is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Hughes' licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, West Virginia and Louisiana.

CMS data shows 55 Medicare services from Dr. Hughes across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 121 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,850 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hughes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 56 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hughes' median patient age at 70, with 68% women.

In 2018, Dr. Hughes wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $215 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 50 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Hughes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Hughes, published from 2021 to 2022. Dr. Hughes' most frequent co-authors are Charles Daniel Barry, MD, Benjamin M. Frye, MD and Elizabeth Guarisco, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Hughes from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $128.

Dr. Hughes graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine in 2014.

Dr. Hughes is in network with 5 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, AR State Medicaid and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.