NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · Houston, TX

Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1679890313, issued on Apr 20, 2010. Check the license (Texas P8969, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679890313
Name
Catherine Papasakelariou
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
P8969 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 Gessner RD Ste 370, Houston, TX 77024
Phone
(713) 561-5633
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150910002108); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2010
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

687 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Catherine Papasakelariou687
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole119 claims
  2. Mupirocin102 claims
  3. Hydrocortisone85 claims
  4. Triamcinolone Acetonide83 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate66 claims
  6. Fluocinonide28 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $52,409.01

211 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. 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.

  1. Catherine Papasakelariou$52,409
  2. Specialty average$8,545

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. Houston Premier Dermatology, PLLCHouston, TX

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

Catherine Papasakelariou among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas

Catherine Papasakelariou, 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 2010, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 926 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 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

There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asra Ali, M.D.Houston, TX 770241144260217
  2. Karrie Amor, M.D.Houston, TX 770241053576231
  3. Bradley Beckman, MDHouston, TX 770241720088461
  4. Komal Chopra Stoerr, MDHouston, TX 770241063443216
  5. Jan Fuerst, MDHouston, TX 770241669487526
  6. Myrna Ovadia Gabbay, M.D.Houston, TX 770241629025366
  7. Allison Metzinger, M.D.Houston, TX 770241710007778
  8. Jan Miller Schwartz, M.D.Houston, TX 770241952403677

Common questions

What is Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D.'s NPI number?

Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679890313, issued on Apr 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD Ste 370, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 561-5633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P8969, 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 Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D. had 687 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.