James Edward Hougas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Saint Paul, MN
James Edward Hougas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1780812651, issued on Jun 30, 2009. Check the license (Minnesota 62244, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Hougas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 62244 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ump Phalen Village Clinic, Saint Paul, MN 55106
- Phone
- (651) 772-3461
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170819000205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Edward Hougas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 62244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
850 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
- Jardiance40 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Lisinopril25 claims
- Losartan Potassium21 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium20 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
- Fairview ClinicsSaint Paul, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Edward Hougas among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
James Edward Hougas, M.D. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 63% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
232 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Paul
They are 232 of the 10,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Paul, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is James Edward Hougas, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Edward Hougas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780812651, issued on Jun 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Hougas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ump Phalen Village Clinic, Saint Paul, MN, 55106. Phone: (651) 772-3461. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Hougas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 62244, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Edward Hougas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Hougas, M.D. had 850 Medicare Part D claims for 156 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.