Dr. Joyce F Hughes , MD
Pediatrics • Murray, KY
1000 S 12th St
Murray, KY 420719303
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on November 9, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 26 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Trazodone Hcl — 15 prescription fills, including refills.
- Sertraline Hcl — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Kentucky (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 109. Middle half: 26 to 1,263.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 102 in 2020 to 26 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1000 S 12th St
Murray, KY 420719303
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Vmd Primary Providers Central Kentucky. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine
1981
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
46 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$268 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $347.41 across 19 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $347.41 across 19 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 11)
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.: $74.85 across 4 records.
- Eli Lilly and Company: $47.68 across 3 records.
- Corium, LLC: $46.99 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
45 years (graduated 1981)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1981 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Hughes has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Hughes as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Murray and Kentucky
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Kentucky (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 109. Middle half: 26 to 1,263.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Murray have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Kentucky (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,330. Middle half: $539 to $60,219.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Murray have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
8 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Murray, KY (874 in Kentucky).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 75% from 102 in 2020 to 26 in 2024.
- 2020: 102
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 24
- 2024: 26
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 57% from 108 in 2020 to 46 in 2024.
- 2020: 108
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 26
- 2024: 46
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 92% from $3,463 in 2020 to $268 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,463
- 2021: $109
- 2022: $113
- 2023: $1,721
- 2024: $268
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $256.99 in 2021 to $347.41 in 2025.
- 2021: $256.99
- 2022: $369.19
- 2023: $200.25
- 2024: $690.58
- 2025: $347.41
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 19 records totaling $347.41.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $27.95 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BodyGuardian | General | $25.22 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $24.31 |
| Dexcom, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Dexcom G6 Transmitter | General | $22.16 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Jornay PM | General | $21.33 |
| KYOWA KIRIN, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CRYSVITA | General | $20.29 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Qelbree | General | $19.15 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Jornay PM | General | $19.13 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Qelbree | General | $18.66 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Jornay PM | General | $18.38 |
| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $17.49 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $17.39 |
| HOLOGIC INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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APTIMA | General | $17.32 |
| Tris Pharma Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Onyda XR | General | $17.14 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Jornay PM | General | $16.01 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $15.80 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $14.49 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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VOQUEZNA | General | $13.64 |
| Corium, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Azstarys | General | $1.55 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 15 | 930 | $146.34 | — |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 11 | 434 | $121.25 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PEDIATRIC MEDICINE
I20200203001379
KY
1254420243
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Vmd Primary Providers Central Kentucky
1000 S 12th St, Murray, KY 420719303
Phone: 2708541444
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 09, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
1000 S 12th St
Murray, KY 420719303
Phone: 2707599200