NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Strachan Houston, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Columbia, MD

James Strachan Houston, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1003820119, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0059440, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003820119
Name
James Strachan Houston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
D0059440 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10980 Grantchester Way, Columbia, MD 21044
Phone
(301) 575-7338
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10980 Grantchester Way

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

  1. Taylor FieldPhysician Assistant1104759844
  2. Gemina GenaCardiac Rehabilitation Registered Nurse1538632211
  3. Christine Hallman, DNP, APRN,ACHPN,NP-CNurse Practitioner1275960635
  4. Joel McAlduff, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1912013186
  5. Antoinette Newman, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1902338569
  6. Michelle Poon, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427907252

Verify James Strachan Houston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $20.51

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Spr Therapeutics, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Houston$20.51
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Maryland

There are 88 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Maryland.

Other pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Maryland

  1. Hasan Abed, M.D.Timonium, MD1134341787
  2. Beatrice Afrangui, M.D.Baltimore, MD1730127184
  3. Mohamed Ahmed, MDElkton, MD1053307496
  4. Mohammad Akmal, MDHagerstown, MD1689669616
  5. John Aziz, M.D.Oxon Hill, MD1437356748
  6. Felix Barnett, M.D.Chester, MD1386745297
  7. Ritu Bhambhani, MDAbingdon, MD1053394130
  8. Renee Blanding, M.D.Baltimore, MD1962468645
  9. Brian Block, M.D.Baltimore, MD1326004433
  10. Robert Brown, M.D.Baltimore, MD1871551358

Common questions

What is James Strachan Houston, MD's NPI number?

James Strachan Houston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003820119, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Strachan Houston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10980 Grantchester Way, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (301) 575-7338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Strachan Houston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0059440, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.