Ashton Brea Hughes, PA-C

  • Odessa, TX
  • Physician assistant
NPI1912277229PAC ID6608172200
Medicare services, 2024
4,672
Medicare patients, 2024
227
Part D claims, 2024
5,445
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$1,365
Practice address
500 W 4th Street, Odessa, TX 79761
Practice phone
Call (432) 640-4000
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Primary practice

Medical Center Hospital

Hospital · Odessa, Texas

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Ashton Brea Hughes is a physician assistant in Odessa, Texas

Ashton Hughes practices at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, part of Medical Center Health System.

Ashton Hughes' NPI, 1912277229, was assigned on January 3, 2012. Ashton Hughes holds Texas license E8905.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6608172200
NPI enumeration date
January 3, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(432) 640-4000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Ashton Brea Hughes practices at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas

Ashton Hughes' primary practice is Medical Center Hospital, at 500 W 4th Street, Odessa, TX 79761 in Ector County. The practice phone is (432) 640-4000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Ashton Brea Hughes is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Ashton Hughes' primary practice is Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, part of Medical Center Health System. Ashton Hughes is also affiliated with Odessa Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is First Physicians, Wendover Family Medicine. Dmand AI also links Ashton Hughes to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Ashton Brea Hughes' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Ashton Hughes practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Medical Center HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Ashton Brea Hughes is one of 8,663 physician assistants in Texas

Physician assistant is Ashton Hughes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Ashton Hughes is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Ashton Hughes is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, TexasPrimaryLicense E8905 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, ankle or foot injury, arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, chronic nasal allergies and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among the conditions Ashton Hughes treats.

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Ashton Brea Hughes billed Medicare for 4,672 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,672 Medicare services from Ashton Hughes across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 227 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,083 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20244,672
Medicare patients227
Paid by Medicare$42,083
Procedure codes27

Ashton Hughes' Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Drugs given in the office2,638
  2. Lab and pathology1,049
  3. Office and hospital visits497
  4. Surgery221
  5. Tests and treatments145
  6. Other services75
  7. Imaging47

Ashton Hughes compared with the Texas median for physician assistants, 2024

  • Ashton Hughes
  • Texas median
Medicare services
4,672vs 22920.4 times
Medicare patients
227vs 992.3 times
Part D claims
4,862vs 29616.4 times

Medians across 5,541 physician assistants in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Ashton Hughes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Ashton Brea Hughes treated 227 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 227 Medicare patients who saw Ashton Hughes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 145 patients. 64% of them have high blood pressure, and 52% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Ashton Hughes' median patient age at 61, with 79% women.

Medicare patients, 2024227
Average age72
Average risk score0.74
Also on Medicaid5%

Ashton Hughes' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Ashton Hughes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15669%
  • Men7131%

Chronic conditions among Ashton Hughes' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure64%
  2. High cholesterol52%
  3. Arthritis38%
  4. Diabetes23%
  5. Anxiety21%
  6. Ischemic heart disease20%
  7. Mood disorders14%
  8. Depression13%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Ashton Hughes' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women79%
  • Men21%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Ashton Brea Hughes wrote 5,445 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Ashton Hughes wrote 5,445 Medicare Part D claims for 427 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,862 of them, across 106 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $276,567 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20245,445
Drugs named by CMS106
Total drug cost$276,567
Part D patients427

Ashton Hughes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,825 claims89%
  • Brand-name603 claims11%
  • Other17 claims0%

Ashton 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 Ashton Hughes' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%225 of 5,445 claims
  • Antibiotics8%446 of 5,445 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%16 of 5,445 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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

How Ashton Brea Hughes takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Ashton Brea Hughes received $1,365 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 72 general payments to Ashton Hughes from 15 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $374.

General payments to Ashton Hughes by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Ashton Hughes the most, 2024 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Ashton Brea Hughes is board certified in certified physician assistant

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Ashton Brea Hughes's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Ashton Brea Hughes' NPI number?

Ashton Brea Hughes' NPI number is 1912277229. It was assigned on January 3, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Ashton Brea Hughes specialize in?

Ashton Brea Hughes is a physician assistant in Odessa, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Ashton Brea Hughes practice?

Ashton Hughes practices at 500 W 4th Street, Odessa, TX 79761. Ashton Hughes' primary practice is Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, part of Medical Center Health System. Dmand AI also links Ashton Hughes to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Ashton Brea Hughes' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Ashton Hughes is (432) 640-4000.

What is Ashton Brea Hughes' medical license number?

Ashton Hughes holds Texas license E8905.

Which hospitals is Ashton Brea Hughes affiliated with?

Ashton Hughes practices at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. Ashton Hughes is also affiliated with Odessa Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Ashton Hughes to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Ashton Brea Hughes part of?

Ashton Hughes is linked to First Physicians, Wendover Family Medicine.

Does Ashton Brea Hughes accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Ashton Hughes billed Medicare for 4,672 services in 2024, and Ashton Hughes accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Ashton Brea Hughes see?

CMS counts 227 Medicare patients who saw Ashton Hughes in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Ashton Brea Hughes board certified?

Yes. Ashton Hughes is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

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What services does Ashton Brea Hughes bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Ashton Hughes' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).

What drugs does Ashton Brea Hughes prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Ashton Hughes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Prednisone.

Has Ashton Brea Hughes received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,365 in general payments to Ashton Hughes from 15 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Ashton Brea Hughes been practicing?

Ashton Hughes graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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