NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Newport, RI

Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Newport, Rhode Island, and NPI 1437258910, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD09961, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437258910
Name
Jeffrey Paul Houston
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
MD09961 RI
80847 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11 Friendship St, Newport, RI 02840
Phone
(401) 845-1335
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100823000131); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1990
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 11 Friendship St

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

  1. Zain Alfanek, MDInternal Medicine Physician1962077800
  2. Ashley Alford, MDUrology Physician1790218394
  3. Min Joo Bae, NPNurse Practitioner1588416572
  4. Carl Bergeson, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659093854
  5. Sudhir Bolar, MDAnesthesiology Physician1033176706
  6. Rimini Breakstone, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1710103536

Verify Jeffrey Paul Houston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%82.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Rhode Island Medical Imaging IncNewport, RI

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

Jeffrey Paul Houston among 177 diagnostic radiology physician records in Rhode Island

Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D. is one of 177 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 73% 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 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 32% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 127 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Rhode Island

There are 177 diagnostic radiology physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yi Cao, M.D.Newport, RI 028401639551914
  2. Theodore Kutcher, M.D.Newport, RI 028401811088388
  3. Sufala Sapers, M.D.Newport, RI 028401992758841
  4. Joan Desantis, MDPawtucket, RI 028601720066889
  5. Artemio Manansala, MDPawtucket, RI 028601285730804
  6. Jose Negron-Soto, M.D.Pawtucket, RI 028601083635437
  7. Bruce Stevens, M.D.E Greenwich, RI 028181518939453
  8. David Cheng, M.D.Cumberland, RI 028641518948603

Common questions

What is Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437258910, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Friendship St, Newport, RI, 02840. Phone: (401) 845-1335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD09961, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Jeffrey Paul Houston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.