NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Houston Ray Hodges, MD

Family Medicine Physician · St Petersburg, FL

Houston Ray Hodges, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1508489204, issued on May 28, 2020. Check the license (Florida ME162274, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508489204
Name
Houston Ray Hodges
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
ME162274 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
116 1St St N, St Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone
(727) 895-5210
Enumerated
May 28, 2020
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2024
Fax
(727) 821-4297
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230522001936); accepts Medicare assignment
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 116 1St St N

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

  1. Lisa Ball, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1528354644
  2. Kathleen Barry, MDFamily Medicine Physician1639164825
  3. Joshua Eberhard, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1629339692
  4. Nicole Garbe, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1326427485
  5. Jenae Hesse, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1912556051
  6. Zachary Holden, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659878452

Verify Houston Ray Hodges in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,314 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Houston Hodges1,314
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
  2. Lisinopril53 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium42 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide37 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate34 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,463.94

54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Houston Hodges$1,463.94
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Baycare Medical Group, Inc.St Petersburg, FL

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

Houston Ray Hodges among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

Houston Ray Hodges, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2020, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

204 family medicine physician records list a practice address in St Petersburg

They are 204 of the 6,159 NPPES records with a practice address in St Petersburg, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Holly Baab, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011962511295
  2. Kathleen Barry, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011639164825
  3. Harrison Brownlee, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011477584746
  4. Edward Gillett, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011245219633
  5. Frederic Guerrier, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011174512065
  6. George Hutter, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011326098963
  7. Linda Murray, M.D.,D.O.St Petersburg, FL 337011437148327
  8. Michael Nieder, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011295710218

Common questions

What is Houston Ray Hodges, MD's NPI number?

Houston Ray Hodges, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508489204, issued on May 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Houston Ray Hodges, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 1St St N, St Petersburg, FL, 33701. Phone: (727) 895-5210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Houston Ray Hodges, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME162274, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Houston Ray Hodges, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Houston Ray Hodges, MD had 1,314 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.