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Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

49725 County 83
Staples, MN 56479

(218) 894-1515

Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

49725 County 83
Staples, MN 56479

(218) 894-1515

(218) 898-7518

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	113
inpatient care	100
outpatient care	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	102
inpatient care	102

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	26
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	29
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	88
inpatient care	88

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	28
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	27
Dementia	36
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	79
inpatient care	79

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	30
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	58
inpatient care	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	14
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	34
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	23
inpatient care	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	26
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	12
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Staples, MN were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care	57
inpatient care	55
outpatient care	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	4
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	14
85 and over	9
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	5

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	6
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Donald B. Hughes, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$44 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $32	GLYXAMBI $11
Abbott Laboratories	$41 Confirm Rx $41
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$21 Brovana $21
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$13 Adempas $13
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$13 BREO $13
Other	$47 MOVANTIK $13	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $13	FLUZONE QIV $11	$12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$176
Education	$4

Biography

Dr. Donald Hughes practices family medicine. Dr. Hughes is a graduate of the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Essentia Health.