NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1306431721, issued on Mar 8, 2021. Check the license (Texas AP117781, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306431721
Name
Joann Pauline Charles-Babb
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
AP117781 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4635 Southwest Fwy Ste 635, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 850-0049
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 627-7302
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210312001266); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4635 Southwest Fwy Ste 635

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

  1. Tamika Baldwin-Clark, LCSW, PHDClinical Social Worker1760973648
  2. Maureen Binnix, LPCProfessional Counselor1275424806
  3. Audra Blythe, LPCProfessional Counselor1114393204
  4. Kristen Broadway, LPC-SProfessional Counselor1235288325
  5. Christina Calderon, LPCProfessional Counselor1740688647
  6. Belinda CaldwellPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1942937701

Verify Joann Pauline Charles-Babb in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,481 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Joann Charles-Babb1,481
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl121 claims
  2. Alprazolam118 claims
  3. Clonazepam106 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl89 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl75 claims
  6. Mirtazapine69 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: $1,525.48

88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joann Charles-Babb$1,525.48
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Firstpoint Psychiatry, PLLCLake Jackson, TX

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

Joann Pauline Charles-Babb among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas

Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP is one of 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 44% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Latrivia Akins, PMHNPHouston, TX 770271356734586
  2. Jordon Backor, NPHouston, TX 770271073172417
  3. Belinda CaldwellHouston, TX 770271942937701
  4. Gaetan DjouffoHouston, TX 770271326596008
  5. Oghenero EwurhieHouston, TX 770271376906602
  6. Perpetua Eze, PMHNPHouston, TX 770271801427141
  7. Jyotsna Kottoor, APRNHouston, TX 770271467173989
  8. Ruth Kweri, PMHNPHouston, TX 770271861145898

Common questions

What is Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP's NPI number?

Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306431721, issued on Mar 8, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4635 Southwest Fwy Ste 635, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 850-0049. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP117781, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joann Pauline Charles-Babb, NP had 1,481 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.