NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Raleigh, NC

Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1053739870, issued on Mar 29, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-02574, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053739870
Name
Brenna Kate Houlihan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
2021-02574 NC
202102574 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3024 New Bern Ave Ste 102, Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone
(919) 350-7331
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1053739870 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211019001956); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3024 New Bern Ave Ste 102

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emily Barnes, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1841882065
  2. Ariel Berry, PAPhysician Assistant1801537667
  3. Megan BrownPhysician Assistant1457961682
  4. Abdul Saied Calvino, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1770732497

Verify Brenna Kate Houlihan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

139 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brenna Houlihan139
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Metronidazole25 claims
  2. Neomycin Sulfate22 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $395.39

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brenna Houlihan$395.39
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Wakemed Specialists Group LLCRaleigh, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brenna Kate Houlihan among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Alleman, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101295936714
  2. Ndidi Azikiwe, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101083637128
  3. Sukanto Biswas, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101356350490
  4. Kirk Caddell, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101952690224
  5. Kimberly Erickson, MDRaleigh, NC 276101649289679
  6. John Hoover, MDRaleigh, NC 276101700857869
  7. Lori Lilley, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101629099833
  8. Scott Moore, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101871794305

Common questions

What is Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053739870, issued on Mar 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3024 New Bern Ave Ste 102, Raleigh, NC, 27610. Phone: (919) 350-7331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-02574, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenna Kate Houlihan, M.D. had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.