Erica Palafox-Chua
Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Erica Palafox-Chua is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1275967887, issued on Aug 30, 2013. Check the license (Texas AP124055, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erica Palafox-Chua
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- AP124055 TX
755899 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Nasa Pkwy Ste 230, Houston, TX 77058
- Phone
- (713) 363-9090
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 332618302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140214001416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erica Palafox-Chua in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP124055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone21 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erica Palafox-Chua among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Erica Palafox-Chua is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 19% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,588 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston
They are 2,588 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Erica Palafox-Chua's NPI number?
Erica Palafox-Chua's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275967887, issued on Aug 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erica Palafox-Chua located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Nasa Pkwy Ste 230, Houston, TX, 77058. Phone: (713) 363-9090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erica Palafox-Chua's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP124055, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erica Palafox-Chua prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erica Palafox-Chua had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.