Bruce L. Houghton, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Omaha, NE
Bruce L. Houghton, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1649380239, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 19316, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce L. Houghton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 19316 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 N 30TH St Ste 5800, Omaha, NE 68131
- Phone
- (402) 280-4180
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100218000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce L. Houghton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 19316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,006 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 546 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium653 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate426 claims
- Omeprazole373 claims
- Gabapentin343 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate219 claims
- Losartan Potassium217 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alegent Creighton ClinicOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce L. Houghton among 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska
Bruce L. Houghton, M.D. is one of 813 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2010 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
591 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Omaha
They are 591 of the 33,911 NPPES records with a practice address in Omaha, and 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Bruce L. Houghton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce L. Houghton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649380239, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce L. Houghton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 N 30TH St Ste 5800, Omaha, NE, 68131. Phone: (402) 280-4180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce L. Houghton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 19316, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce L. Houghton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce L. Houghton, M.D. had 9,006 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.