Brian Allan Houston, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Charleston, SC
Brian Allan Houston, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1700043882, issued on May 17, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 39620, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Allan Houston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- 39620 SC
D73740 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 056127400 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160825002671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Allan Houston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 39620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,833 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto294 claims
- Spironolactone200 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate165 claims
- Farxiga128 claims
- Jardiance107 claims
- Furosemide103 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: $2,543.91
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Allan Houston among 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina
Brian Allan Houston, M.D. is one of 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 42% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2009 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina.
All 31 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Craig, MDCharleston, SC 294251073621934
- Thomas Di Salvo, MDCharleston, SC 294251932296050
- Heather Henderson, MDCharleston, SC 294251356480966
- Chakradhari Inampudi, M.B.B.SCharleston, SC 294251508093311
- Gregory Jackson, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251518284843
- Daniel Judge, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251790726917
- Sheldon Litwin, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251861447989
- Andrew Savage, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251710952015
Common questions
What is Brian Allan Houston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Allan Houston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700043882, issued on May 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Allan Houston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Allan Houston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 39620, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Allan Houston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Allan Houston, M.D. had 1,833 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.