Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Houston, TX
Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1710007778, issued on Mar 30, 2007. Check the license (Texas M2772, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- M2772 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 468-2200
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140321000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M2772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
505 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate45 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate44 claims
- Ketoconazole38 claims
- Dutasteride36 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide28 claims
- Imiquimod26 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,686.51
102 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sonterra Dermatology PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D. is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710007778, issued on Mar 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 468-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2772, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D. had 505 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Allison Marie Rivera Metzinger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.