TARA HUGHES Review - (PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for TARA HUGHES.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about TARA HUGHES

In the briefest summary, TARA HUGHES is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted. TARA HUGHES attended MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1999. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 3 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1255367322

   What is this page all about?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand TARA HUGHES. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the TARA HUGHES does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

TARA HUGHES is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for TARA HUGHES

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better. The highest final MIPS score is 100.

Final MIPS Score 85.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB 83.5
PI Category Score 68
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 87.5

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

There is no measure or activity data for TARA HUGHES.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for TARA HUGHES

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for TARA HUGHES.

2891 TRICOM ST
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406
843-637-4173

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for TARA HUGHES

Doctors Groups:

WHOLE HEART FAMILY MEDICINE

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BON SECOURS-ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL

Hospital: ROPER ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL-BERKELEY INC

Hospital: TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT that are similar to TARA HUGHES

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as TARA HUGHES.