James Michael Houston, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · San Antonio, TX
James Michael Houston, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1437209210, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (Texas PA06783, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Michael Houston
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA06783 TX
25MP00092000 NJ
8736 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 Oak Centre Dr, San Antonio, TX 78258
- Phone
- (210) 695-2757
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (800) 520-2747
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191106003338); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Michael Houston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA06783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
1,362 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin297 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl203 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl117 claims
- Baclofen86 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl86 claims
- Celecoxib85 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): 42.4 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: $535.52
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Spine Care And Pain Management OF San Antonio LLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Michael Houston among 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas
James Michael Houston, PA-C is one of 1,350 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2016 among the 617 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Texas
There are 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas.
All 1,350 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Yolanda Cantu, LSASan Antonio, TX 782581053743476
- Mauricio Centeno, LSASan Antonio, TX 782581679865265
- Malana Dalton, CSFASan Antonio, TX 782581255749800
- Gloria Esparza, CSFASan Antonio, TX 782581497004642
- Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C.San Antonio, TX 782581760651186
- Andrea Guevara, CSFASan Antonio, TX 782581366926081
Common questions
What is James Michael Houston, PA-C's NPI number?
James Michael Houston, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437209210, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Michael Houston, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Oak Centre Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78258. Phone: (210) 695-2757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Michael Houston, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA06783, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Michael Houston, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Michael Houston, PA-C had 1,362 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Michael Houston, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 42.4 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.