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Internal Medicine

Hugh T. Dowlen, MD

Works at hospitals in Winston-Salem, NC · North Carolina

Summary

Dr. Hugh T. Dowlen, MD is an internal medicine doctor at Medical Ctr Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2734. Accepts Medicare assignment. In 2024, Hugh T. Dowlen had 139 Original Medicare patients and 640 services. NPI 1184018202. Source: CMS National Downloadable File, updated October 2, 2026; CMS Facility Affiliation Data, updated October 2, 2026; CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024.

  • Specialty: Internal medicine doctor (Medicare lists Internal Medicine)
  • Address: Medical Ctr Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157 · Directions
  • Phone: (336) 716‑2734
  • Medicare: Accepts Medicare assignment
  • Hospital: North Carolina Baptist Hospital
  • Group practice: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
  • Medical school: graduated 2015 (11 years since medical school)
  • Gender (as listed): Male

From official Medicare data

This page shows what Medicare's official clinician data says about Hugh T. Dowlen, joined by NPI number (data updated October 2, 2026). It is not a recommendation or a rating. Call the office or hospital to confirm before you go.

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Quick answers

Does Hugh T. Dowlen accept Medicare assignment?
Yes. Medicare's clinician data says Hugh T. Dowlen accepts Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services), as of October 2, 2026. Ask the office to confirm before your visit.
How many Medicare patients does Hugh T. Dowlen see?
In 2024, CMS data shows 139 Original Medicare patients and 640 services for Hugh T. Dowlen. This counts Original Medicare only and measures volume, not quality.
What is Hugh T. Dowlen's NPI number?
1184018202. The NPI (National Provider Identifier) is the clinician's permanent federal ID; you can look it up in the official NPI Registry.

Medicare activity in 2024

Official CMS public-use data for Hugh T. Dowlen, data year 2024 (released May 21, 2026). It covers Original Medicare (fee-for-service) patients only, not Medicare Advantage or other insurance. It shows volume, not quality or outcomes. CMS hides any count of 10 or fewer patients.

Original Medicare patients139
Services billed to Medicare640
Different services or procedures33
Participating Medicare providerYes
Average age of these patients76

Most frequent services

  1. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99214)300 services
  2. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (G0439)95 services
  3. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more (99215)68 services
  4. Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free (90662)32 services
  5. Administration of influenza virus vaccine (G0008)31 services

Chronic conditions among these patients

Share of this clinician’s Original Medicare patients with each condition, as published by CMS (it describes the patients, not the care given).

  • High cholesterol75%
  • High blood pressure71%
  • Arthritis50%
  • Ischemic heart disease49%
  • Diabetes32%
  • Osteoporosis30%

Hospitals where Hugh T. Dowlen works

Medicare's Facility Affiliation Data lists Hugh T. Dowlen at these hospitals (updated October 2, 2026). Each hospital page shows its address, phone, emergency services, Medicare rating and all its clinicians. Star rating and emergency services: Hospital General Information (CMS), data updated October 26, 2026.

Practice locations

Addresses where Hugh T. Dowlen is enrolled with Medicare (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

Group practices

Medicare enrollment lists Hugh T. Dowlen as a member of this group (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences2,645 clinicians in the group

Specialties

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Other internal medicine doctors in Winston Salem

Clinicians with the same Medicare primary specialty in Winston Salem, NC — not a recommendation.

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Other clinicians in Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Medicare enrollment lists these clinicians in the same group practice — not a recommendation.

Clinician information

CredentialMD
Graduation year2015 (11 years since medical school)
Gender (as listed)Male
Medicare assignmentAccepts (Medicare-approved amount as full payment)
NPI (National Provider Identifier)1184018202
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Sources

  1. Facility Affiliation Data — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
  2. Hospital General Information — CMS, data updated October 26, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026
  3. National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) — CMS, data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
  4. Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider — CMS, data year 2024, released May 21, 2026; Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service
  5. NPI Registry — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NPPES), the clinician’s official record
  6. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up clinicians