Dr. Charles Anthony Hughes, MD

Dr. Hughes practices at Bacon County Hospital in Alma, Georgia, part of Bacon County Hospital and Health System.

Dr. Hughes' NPI, 1720053598, was assigned on February 23, 2006. Dr. Hughes graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1991. Dr. Hughes holds Florida license ME80577.

Dr. Hughes' primary practice is Bacon County Hospital, at 302 South Wayne Street, Alma, GA 31510 in Bacon County. The practice phone is (912) 632-8961.

Dr. Hughes' primary practice is Bacon County Hospital in Alma, Georgia, part of Bacon County Hospital and Health System. Dr. Hughes is also affiliated with John Sealy Hospital. The medical group on file is ERx Clinical Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hughes to 3 more hospitals, 17 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hughes practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Hughes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Hughes is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Hughes' licenses on file in 11 states: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Illinois and Maryland.

CMS data shows 174 Medicare services from Dr. Hughes across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 169 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,703 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 169 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hughes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 53 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.90, 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 42, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hughes wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 41 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $415 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Hughes for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hughes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Hughes, published from 2013 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Otolaryngology, Health Services Needs and Demand and Pediatrics. Dr. Hughes has published most often in Phys Rev Lett. Dr. Hughes' most frequent co-authors are Fabian Bock, MD, Riley Patricia Grosso, MD and Aditya Gupta, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Hughes from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,020.

Dr. Hughes graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1991.

Dr. Hughes is in network with 22 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.