Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Nicole McKenzie Hughes, PA

Individual provider Physician Assistant · NPI 1962161133

Nicole McKenzie Hughes, PA is a Physician Assistant in West Columbia, South Carolina. Qualified in 2021, 5 years ago. Practices with MUSC Community Physicians, a 1,339-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment.

Years since qualifying
5
In the registry since
2021
What do these letters mean?
PA — Physician Assistant
A licensed clinician who examines, diagnoses and treats under a physician's supervision.

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Practice location Address checks out

308 Springcreek Ct
West Columbia, SC 29170-2472
Phone: (803) 385-7504
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Specialties & licences

Physician Assistant (primary) Taxonomy 363A00000X

Record details

NPI number1962161133
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials PA
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 15, 2021
Last updated in NPPESApril 21, 2025
Certification dateApril 21, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2021 (5 years in practice)
Group practice Musc Community Physicians — 1339 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients115
Services billed 147 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $20 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Musc Health Chester Medical Center Hospital · Chester, SC
  • Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center Hospital · Lancaster, SC

Colleagues at MUSC Community Physicians

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1339 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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