Dr. Julia McHugh, MD, PhD

  • Lynchburg, VA
  • Cardiologist
NPI1487920401PAC ID8921258096
Medicare services, 2024
4,861
Medicare patients, 2024
2,304
Part D claims, 2024
1,428
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Practice phone
Call (434) 200-4111
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Primary practice

Centra Home Health - Lynchburg

Home Health Agency - Main Office · Lynchburg, Virginia

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Dr. Julia McHugh is a cardiologist in Lynchburg, Virginia

Dr. McHugh practices at Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Dr. McHugh's NPI, 1487920401, was assigned on March 23, 2012. Dr. McHugh graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. McHugh holds Virginia license 0101269983.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8921258096
NPI enumeration date
March 23, 2012
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(434) 200-4111
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Julia McHugh practices at Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia

Dr. McHugh's primary practice is Centra Home Health - Lynchburg, at 2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501. The practice phone is (434) 200-4111.

  • Centra Home Health - Lynchburg
    2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501Phone(434) 200-4111

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Dr. Julia McHugh is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. McHugh's primary practice is Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. McHugh is also affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. The medical group on file is Centra Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. McHugh to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. McHugh's employer is on file too: a home health agency.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Julia McHugh's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McHugh practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Centra Home Health - LynchburgAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Julia McHugh is one of 562 cardiologists in Virginia

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. McHugh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dmand AI has Dr. McHugh's licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101269983 · taxonomy 207RC0000X
  • Internal medicine, MarylandLicense 0939 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Cardiologists near Dr. McHugh

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Dr. Julia McHugh billed Medicare for 4,861 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,861 Medicare services from Dr. McHugh across 34 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,304 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $190,934 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,861
Medicare patients2,304
Paid by Medicare$190,934
Procedure codes34

Dr. McHugh's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 4,5882024: 4,4363%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4782024: 38120%
Surgery
2023: 562024: 4421%

Where Dr. McHugh's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office4,44892%
  • In a facility4138%

Dr. McHugh compared with the Virginia median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. McHugh
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
4,861vs 2,2522.2 times
Medicare patients
2,304vs 1,17896% above
Part D claims
1,318vs 1,47210% below

Medians across 562 cardiologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. McHugh's 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. Julia McHugh treated 2,304 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79

CMS counts 2,304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McHugh in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 1,033 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. McHugh's median patient age at 76, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 20242,304
Average age79
Average risk score1.75
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. McHugh's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. McHugh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1,08847%
  • Men1,21653%

Chronic conditions among Dr. McHugh's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Atrial fibrillation66%
  4. Heart failure51%
  5. Ischemic heart disease50%
  6. Chronic kidney disease45%
  7. Arthritis44%
  8. Diabetes39%

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

Dr. McHugh's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men54%

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

Dr. Julia McHugh wrote 1,428 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. McHugh wrote 1,428 Medicare Part D claims for 313 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,318 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $261,728 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,487 claims across 22 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,428
Drugs named by CMS20
Total drug cost$261,728
Part D patients313

Dr. McHugh's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,121 claims79%
  • Brand-name307 claims21%

Dr. McHugh's 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,4872024: 1,31811%

Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 22 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Julia McHugh scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. McHugh for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). CMS counts 56 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. McHugh, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dr. McHugh's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 83.6of 100Quality
  • 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. McHugh ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Pacemaker insertion or repair
91st percentile56 procedures

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Sources: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Julia McHugh has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. McHugh, published from 2021 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Atrial Fibrillation and Catheter Ablation. Dr. McHugh has published most often in JACC Clin Electrophysiol. Dr. McHugh's most frequent co-authors are Benjamin Brindley Holmes, MD, Arvindh N. Kanagasundram, MD and Richard S. Kuk, MD.

Papers4
Years published2021 to 2023

Topics Dr. McHugh writes about most

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Catheter Ablation

Dr. McHugh's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. McHugh

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Julia McHugh received $31,755 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 141 general payments to Dr. McHugh from 12 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $13,494.

General payments to Dr. McHugh by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. McHugh by kind, 2017 to 2025

$31.8Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$13,73543%
  • Grants$9,94231%
  • Food and beverage$7,92825%
  • Education$1490%

Companies that paid Dr. McHugh the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Julia McHugh graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Dr. McHugh graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolVanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Julia McHugh'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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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 Dr. Julia McHugh's NPI number?

Dr. Julia McHugh's NPI number is 1487920401. It was assigned on March 23, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Julia McHugh?

Dr. Julia McHugh is a cardiologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Julia McHugh practice?

Dr. McHugh practices at 2010 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501. Dr. McHugh's primary practice is Centra Home Health - Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. McHugh to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Julia McHugh's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. McHugh is (434) 200-4111.

What is Dr. Julia McHugh's medical license number?

Dr. McHugh holds Virginia license 0101269983, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Julia McHugh been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. McHugh in Virginia and Maryland.

Which hospitals is Dr. Julia McHugh affiliated with?

Dr. McHugh is affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. McHugh to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Julia McHugh part of?

Dr. McHugh is linked to Centra Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. McHugh to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Julia McHugh accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McHugh billed Medicare for 4,861 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Julia McHugh's MIPS score?

Dr. McHugh's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Julia McHugh see?

CMS counts 2,304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McHugh in 2024, with an average age of 79.

What services does Dr. Julia McHugh bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. McHugh's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93297), heart test or procedure (93294) and heart test or procedure (93298).

Where did Dr. Julia McHugh go to medical school?

Dr. McHugh graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Julia McHugh prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McHugh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis and Amiodarone HCl.

Has Dr. Julia McHugh received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $31,755 in general payments to Dr. McHugh from 12 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

How long has Dr. Julia McHugh been practicing?

Dr. McHugh graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Dr. Julia McHugh do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. McHugh, published from 2021 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Julia McHugh publish with?

Dr. McHugh's most frequent co-authors are Benjamin Brindley Holmes, MD (2 shared papers), Arvindh N. Kanagasundram, MD (2 shared papers) and Richard S. Kuk, MD (2 shared papers).

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