Edward R. Houser, MD
Urology Physician · Durham, NC
Edward R. Houser, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1649431024, issued on Jun 19, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-00233, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward R. Houser
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 2010-00233 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 Frasier St, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 477-7003
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 471-2827
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100723000070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 205 Frasier St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Edward R. Houser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2010-00233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,097 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl576 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate286 claims
- Finasteride238 claims
- Myrbetriq128 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl114 claims
- Trimethoprim69 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,600.87
104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
- Triangle Urology Associates PADurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Edward R. Houser, MD's NPI number?
Edward R. Houser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649431024, issued on Jun 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward R. Houser, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 Frasier St, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 477-7003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward R. Houser, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-00233, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward R. Houser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward R. Houser, MD had 2,097 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward R. Houser, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.2 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.