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Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

Tulane University School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: eye problems, glaucoma, comprehensive ophthalmology

4717 St Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201

(313) 577-8900

Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD is an ophthalmologist in Detroit, MI specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1988 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Wayne Health and UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUP.

Office Locations

Address:

4717 St Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201

Unable to locate address.

Address:

5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek Vamc (515)
Battle Creek, MI 49037

Some issues Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD can help you with:

Eye Problems

Millions of people every year have problems with their eyes. Some of the most common eye problems are refractive disorders, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataracts.

Refractive disorders happen when the shape of the eye doesn't let allow someone focus very precisely. They might be myopic (nearsighted), hyperopic (farsighted), or have an astigmatism, which is a focus problem caused by the cornea. Refractive disorders can be corrected by glasses or contacts.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It happens when fluid pressure builds up within the eye and damages the optic nerve. It is treated with medications and surgery.

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. The retina is tissue at the back of the eye that is filled with numerous, tiny blood vessels. When diabetes damages these delicate blood vessels, they burst or leak, leading to blind spots and blurred vision. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy and surgery, but often vision cannot be restored.

Macular degeneration is common in older adults. The macula is the central part of the retina and is responsible for crisp center vision. Over time, the cells in the macula begin to die, making central vision blurry. An early symptom of macular degeneration is that straight lines appear wavy.

Cataracts happen when the clear lens in the front of the eye becomes cloudy, making things look blurry or faded. They are extremely common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans will have had a cataract. In early stages, prescription glasses and magnifying lenses can help. As the cataracts get worse, surgery to replace the lens may be the best option.

More than just one of the five senses, the eyes are heavily relied upon to communicate, work, and get around every day. It's important to have regular eye exams for vision stays in good shape for years to come.

capsulotomy	23
evoked potential test	17
eye procedures	2963
laser treatment	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	149

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	696
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	160
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	54
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	26
eye procedures	2331
laser treatment	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	125

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	674
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	148
Less than 65	117

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	54
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	24
eye procedures	2155
laser treatment	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	127

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	860

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	1164
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	426
85 and over	238
Less than 65	182

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

capsulotomy	48
eye procedures	2280
laser treatment	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	109

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	577
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	134
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	51
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

capsulotomy	38
eye procedures	2271
laser treatment	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	135

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	614
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	134
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	51
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	21
eye procedures	1847
laser treatment	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	104

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	478
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	106
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

capsulotomy	21
eye procedures	1831
laser treatment	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	74

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	496
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	113
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	51
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

eye procedures	1409
ultrasound (sonogram)	80

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	411
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	89
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	51
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

doctor visit	1330
eye procedures	1386
ultrasound (sonogram)	164
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Detroit, MI were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	28
doctor visit	1330
evoked potential test	17
eye procedures	2056
laser treatment	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	118
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD.

**Gender**
Female	386
Male	195

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	511
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	51
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	112
75 to 84	186
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	188

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1988. He is certified by the ABMS Ophthalmology and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1988)

Board Certification: ABMS Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Wayne Health

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUP

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Priority Health PPO, Priority Health, Blue Preferred Plus, AmeriHealth, Medicare Advantage, AARP, McLaren Health Plan, MultiPlan, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, HAP PPO, HAP HMO, HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select EPO, HAP/AHL EPA, United Healthcare Options PPO, HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Aetna, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare Navigate, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Molina Healthcare, HAP POS, HealthSmart, United Healthcare Navigate Plus, HealthCare USA, HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO, Cofinity, PHP - PPO, Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, Trusted HP- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan-Advantage HMO, BCN Local Network Southeast, HAP ASO POS, HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog., HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild, Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP, Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child, BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO, PHP - POS, Office of Work Comp Black Lung, Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild, Blue Cross Complete, KCC Colon Rectal, Meridian Complete, Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan, BCBSM Traditional, Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan, BCBSM Trust, Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan, KCC Bone Marrow Transplant, AHL - PPO, Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold, HAP ASO HMO, BCN- Commercial, KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program, Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose, BCN- Advantage, AHL - POS, DMC Renal Transplant and Harbor Healthy MI Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Priority Health PPO

Priority Health

Blue Preferred Plus

AmeriHealth

Medicare Advantage

AARP

McLaren Health Plan

MultiPlan

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

HAP PPO

HAP HMO

HAP Preferred Health Plan Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select EPO

HAP/AHL EPA

United Healthcare Options PPO

HAP Preferred Health Plan EPA

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare Navigate

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Molina Healthcare

HAP POS

HealthSmart

United Healthcare Navigate Plus

HealthCare USA

HAP Medicare Senior Plus HMO

Cofinity

PHP - PPO

Komen Fund-Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

Trusted HP- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan-Advantage HMO

BCN Local Network Southeast

HAP ASO POS

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest MI Health Link Dual Demo Prog.

HAP Caresource f/k/a Midwest Health Plan MIChild

Meridian Complete Dual-My Health Link D-SNP

Trusted Health Plan- f/k/a Harbor Health Plan MI Child

BCBSM Metro Detroit EPO

PHP - POS

Office of Work Comp Black Lung

Meridian Health Plan of Michigan- MIChild

Blue Cross Complete

KCC Colon Rectal

Meridian Complete

Community Care Associates - Healthchoice Plan of Michigan

BCBSM Traditional

Commonwealth Care Alliance of Michigan

BCBSM Trust

Total Health Care Healthy MI Plan

KCC Bone Marrow Transplant

AHL - PPO

Meridian Choice- f/k/a Meridian Health Plan of MI-Gold

HAP ASO HMO

BCN- Commercial

KCC Breast Cervical Cancer Care Program

Zelis HealthCare f/k/a Stratose

BCN- Advantage

AHL - POS

DMC Renal Transplant

Harbor Healthy MI Plan

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Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Detroit, MI.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-02-04

He is busy because so many patients like his expertise and the fact that he instills confidence in me is enough for me to continue to be his patient.  I can't figure out why you guys say he is NOT in network because here he is.  I found him on page 126 of the provider directory also.  In my book, Dr. Hughes is the best.
   He is also a professor at Wayne State University school of Medicine and Kresge Eye Institute.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$178,765 VYZULTA $178,664	ZYLET $51	BESIVANCE $32	LOTEMAX GEL $16	STELLARIS PC $2
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$62,933 Simbrinza $47,201	AcrySof $1,963	Pazeo $1,392	EXPRESS $217	ORA $152	Other $12,008
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$8,137 VYZULTA $7,720	STELLARIS ELITE $149	PROLENSA $118	MIEBO $18	ZYLET $17	Other $115
Allergan Inc.	$2,769 COMBIGAN $1,135	ALPHAGAN P $1,065	LUMIGAN $279	RESTASIS $150	BOTOX $8	Other $132
AbbVie Inc.	$342 DURYSTA $289	LUMIGAN $48	VUITY $5
Other	$1,616 Hydrus $289	Hydrus Microstent $131	Optics $121	iSTENT iNJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $117	AKREOS MICS $93	Other $865

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$131,040
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$48,301
Travel and Lodging	$37,376
Consulting Fee	$20,802
Food and Beverage	$10,901
Other	$6,143

Research Payments

Dr. Bret Alan Hughes, MD has received 32 research payments totaling $103,082.

Biography

Dr. Bret Hughes is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Hughes's areas of expertise include glaucoma and comprehensive ophthalmology. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including United Healthcare Navigate, Cofinity, and Blue California. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. His professional affiliations include Wayne Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.