Gregory Howard Houston, P.A.
Surgical Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL
Gregory Howard Houston, P.A. is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1003953662, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Alabama PA184, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Howard Houston
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA184 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 510, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 971-1750
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2022
- Fax
- (205) 971-1751
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111017000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 510
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Allyson Brudi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922574839
- Michael Rankins, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1285771949
- Melissa ThrelkeldAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306364310
- Jeffrey Wade, M. D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1114967775
- Robert Wolf, M. D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1487694188
Verify Gregory Howard Houston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license PA184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
364 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin143 claims
- Meloxicam64 claims
- Methocarbamol52 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate36 claims
- Celecoxib32 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $166.07
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Affinity Physician Services, LLCBirmingham, AL
- Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCVestavia Hills, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory Howard Houston among 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama
Gregory Howard Houston, P.A. is one of 201 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Alabama
There are 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama.
All 201 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wendy Cornelius, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352431164479218
- Lauren Decker, PAVestavia, AL 352431154889517
- Charles Noyes, PABirmingham, AL 352431780623355
- Zachary Phillips, MDVestavia, AL 352431285633263
- Michael Rankins, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352431285771949
- Jennifer Rawlings, PAVestavia, AL 352431841354198
- Deborah Riemer, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352431841245115
- Stephen Sentenn, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352431689621351
Common questions
What is Gregory Howard Houston, P.A.'s NPI number?
Gregory Howard Houston, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003953662, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Howard Houston, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3686 Grandview Pkwy Ste 510, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 971-1750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Howard Houston, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number PA184, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gregory Howard Houston, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Howard Houston, P.A. had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory Howard Houston, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. 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.