NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clarissa M. Johnston, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Austin, TX

Clarissa M. Johnston, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1649342445, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas Q1181, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649342445
Name
Clarissa M. Johnston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
Q1181 TX
A62097 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX 78701
Phone
(512) 324-1000
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
00A620970 CA
341861801 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141125002017); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1995
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 601 E 15TH St

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

  1. Joanne Adams, D.O.Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1255396008
  2. Sikander Adeni, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1417901240
  3. Milton Anderson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1912962713
  4. Michelle BanisterInternal Medicine Physician1619210929
  5. Phyllis Barron, RN, APRN, FNPCFamily Nurse Practitioner1598757791
  6. Stephen Bekanich, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1578587770

Verify Clarissa M. Johnston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Seton Family OF DoctorsAustin, TX

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

Clarissa M. Johnston among 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Clarissa M. Johnston, MD is one of 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2012 among the 136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Bekanich, M.D.Austin, TX 787011578587770
  2. Quan Dang, M.D.Austin, TX 787011316967946
  3. Tyler Jorgensen, M.D.Austin, TX 787011396906335
  4. Brooke Wagen, MDAustin, TX 787021871114561
  5. Louis Lux, M.D.Austin, TX 787051407872955
  6. Irfan Hydari, MDAustin, TX 787121659394500
  7. Andre Yu, MDAustin, TX 787121538693940
  8. Rosie Punchard Powell, RN BSNAustin, TX 787281841834934

Common questions

What is Clarissa M. Johnston, MD's NPI number?

Clarissa M. Johnston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649342445, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clarissa M. Johnston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 324-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clarissa M. Johnston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q1181, 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.

What is Clarissa M. Johnston, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.