Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Bruce Houghton, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Omaha, NE

Bruce 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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1649380239
Name
Bruce 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 601 N 30TH St Ste 5800

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

  1. Timothy Griffin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1457462988
  2. John Horne, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1306166244

Verify Bruce Houghton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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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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3.2 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 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 546 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bruce Houghton9,006
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium653 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate426 claims
  3. Omeprazole373 claims
  4. Gabapentin343 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate219 claims
  6. 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Alegent Creighton ClinicOmaha, NE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

718 internal medicine physician records list a Omaha practice address

They are 718 of the 33,911 NPPES records with a Omaha practice address, and 961 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska.

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  3. Ahmed AboeataOmaha, NE1376709808
  4. Ahmed AbouelkhairOmaha, NE1275364515
  5. Nawras Abuhamidah, MBBCHOmaha, NE1598140006
  6. Sawsan Abulaimoun, MDOmaha, NE1467977231
  7. J Adams, MDFremont, NE1487629937
  8. Bibek Adhikari, MDNorfolk, NE1629706593
  9. Aiza Ahmad, MBBSOmaha, NE1205350428
  10. Mohamed Ahmed, MBBCHOmaha, NE1326488230

Common questions

What is Bruce Houghton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bruce 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 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 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 Houghton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce Houghton, M.D. had 9,006 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.