Katherine Terracina, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Katherine Terracina, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1225415409, issued on Apr 27, 2015. Check the license (Texas R5479, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Terracina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- R5479 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2416 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (281) 440-5300
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Fax
- (346) 771-1520
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180613002874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Terracina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R5479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone132 claims
- Methotrexate79 claims
- Tramadol Hcl78 claims
- Gabapentin71 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate69 claims
- Leflunomide52 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): 82.4 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: $42.10
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Terracina among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Katherine Terracina, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandeep AgarwalHouston, TX 770301467489757
- Frank Arnett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301922026152
- Shervin Assassi, M.D.Houston, TX 770301043259567
- Kalpana Bhairavarasu, M.DHouston, TX 770301942236682
- Holly Jones, M. D.Houston, TX 770301457344202
- Huifang Lu, M.D. PHDHouston, TX 770301487672879
- Maureen Mayes, M.D.Houston, TX 770301255364238
- John Reveille, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295753408
Common questions
What is Katherine Terracina, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Terracina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225415409, issued on Apr 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Terracina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2416 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (281) 440-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Terracina, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R5479, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine Terracina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Terracina, MD had 1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine Terracina, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.