Laura B Hughes, MD

Primary specialty

Rheumatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RR0500X

License

23191 Issued in AL

Practice address

2000 Pepperell Pkwy
Opelika, AL 36801-5452

Phone

(334) 528-6610

Fax

(334) 528-6628

NPI assigned

Jun 27, 2006

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 4

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

RheumatologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

University of Alabama School of Medicine, 1996

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

The East Alabama Health Care AuthorityGroup PAC ID 3072403237, 119 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Hospital, Opelika, AL, CCN 010029
• Eamc - Lanier Hospital, Valley, AL, CCN 010780
• Russell Medical Center Hospital, Alexander City, AL, CCN 010065

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

86.26 of 100Reported as group

Quality

78.94

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

72.7

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
• FHIR API: https://fhir-api.fhirprod.aws.greenwayhealth.com/fhir/R4/2.16.840.1.113883.3.441.181001
• FHIR API: https://fhir-myrecord.cerner.com/r4/c5013bf3-ebba-4bda-8574-ed83da9e1633/
• Direct secure messaging: lhughes@direct.uabmedicine.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• The East Alabama Health Care Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1073685483
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority an Affiliate of Uab

  • Clinic/Center
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1366073108
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1093768723
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority an Affiliate of Uab

  • Clinic Pharmacy
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1568081644
  NPD
• The East Alabama Health Care Authority

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1215089305
  NPD
• Emergency Medicine South

  • Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1629120712
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Russell Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Alexander City, AL
  • NPI 1811913460
  Care Compare affiliation
• The East Alabama Health Care Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1154386431
  Care Compare affiliation
• The East Alabama Health Care Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Valley, AL
  • NPI 1780235002
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "2000 PEPPERELL PKWY",
            "city": "OPELIKA",
            "state": "AL",
            "postal_code": "368015452",
            "telephone_number": "334-528-6610",
            "fax_number": "334-528-6628"
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• Steve Gary Hubbard, MD
• William Turner Huddleston
• Carla Lynn Hudson, CRNP
• Caryona Monique Huff, SOCIAL WORK
• Stephanie D Huff, CRNP
• Morgan Grant Hull, MD
• Olivia Margaret Hull
• Brea Sade Humphrey-Williams, CRNP
• Aggie Kalyn Hunt, NP
• Robert William Huskey, D.M.D.

• Rheumatology Physician in Opelika, AL
• Providers in Opelika, AL by specialty
• Rheumatology Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 17, 2021; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.