NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather S. Goodman, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Heather S. Goodman, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1598845844, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J9506, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598845844
Name
Heather S. Goodman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
J9506 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1977 Butler Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-3944
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 798-3465
Medicaid ID
100684302 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101221000921); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1977 Butler Blvd

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

  1. Masih Ahmed, MDOphthalmology Physician1114345725
  2. Amanda Andrade, ODOptometrist1467126979
  3. Sebastian Andrade, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841133790
  4. Andreea Andrei, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1447443015
  5. Arun Andrews, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1609188010
  6. Kelly Aylsworth, MDPsychiatry Physician1790104016

Verify Heather S. Goodman 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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

391 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Goodman391
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl52 claims
  2. Risperidone50 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate41 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl32 claims
  5. Benztropine Mesylate24 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate23 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): 84.1 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 score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Heather S. Goodman among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Heather S. Goodman, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Butler, M.D.Houston, TX 770301174557185
  2. Emilio Cardona, M.D.Houston, TX 770301467456897
  3. Reeba Chacko, M.D.Houston, TX 770301881650786
  4. Inna D'Empaire, MDHouston, TX 770301710904511
  5. Elizabeth David, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184642423
  6. Herbert Dorfan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301346245636
  7. Laura Marsh, M.D.Houston, TX 770301619903770
  8. Anu Matorin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780618710

Common questions

What is Heather S. Goodman, MD's NPI number?

Heather S. Goodman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598845844, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather S. Goodman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1977 Butler Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-3944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather S. Goodman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J9506, 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 Heather S. Goodman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather S. Goodman, MD had 391 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather S. Goodman, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.