Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chico, CA
Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1811937683, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (California A87124, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heidi Ellen Houlihan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A87124 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95973
- Phone
- (530) 895-1727
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2023
- Fax
- (530) 895-1506
- Medicaid ID
- 00A871240 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090702000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3401 Esplanade
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Heidi Ellen Houlihan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A87124Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,150 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost316 claims
- Timolol Maleate120 claims
- Fluorometholone83 claims
- Lumigan72 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate57 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate53 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): 98.7 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: $626.97
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Chico Eye Center Medical GroupChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heidi Ellen Houlihan among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Chico → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Gilbert, MDChico, CA 959731811930118
- Sean Liston, M.D.Chico, CA 959731104036128
- Kristiane Ransbarger, MDChico, CA 959731437337532
- George Boutros, MDParadise, CA 959691699798835
- Jennifer Ensminger, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691184600108
- David Gajda, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691396839395
- Robert Reeve, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691538172424
- Charlene Chang-Smith, MDOroville, CA 959661871550939
Common questions
What is Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD's NPI number?
Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811937683, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 895-1727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A87124, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD had 1,150 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heidi Ellen Houlihan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 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.