NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kife McDowell, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Kife McDowell, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1285260455, issued on Mar 19, 2020. Check the license (Texas AP145618, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285260455
Name
Kife McDowell
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
AP145618 TX
AP61226837 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2800 S Macgregor Way, Houston, TX 77021
Phone
(713) 741-5000
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2020
Record last updated
May 19, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251009003629); 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 2800 S Macgregor Way

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

  1. Zargham Abbas, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1689135303
  2. Myreb AkaninworCommunity Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1134970387
  3. Wualu AltamiraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902766678
  4. Elaheh Ashtari, PSY.DPsychologist1952773335
  5. Annie Benjamin, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1770829749
  6. Dyna Benson, APRN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104536655

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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $232.69

2 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. Kife McDowell$232.69
  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.

Kife McDowell among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas

Kife McDowell, PMHNP-BC 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 2020, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 37% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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. Amy Abraham, NPHouston, TX 770211215582051
  2. Meena Abrahamjosy, PMHNPHouston, TX 770211548837016
  3. Annie Benjamin, PMHNP-BCHouston, TX 770211770829749
  4. Shawan Carr, PMHNPHouston, TX 770211376671032
  5. John CookHouston, TX 770211578030813
  6. Gwendolyn Dejean, APRN, BCHouston, TX 770211578546487
  7. Peters Etchu, NPHouston, TX 770211760091979
  8. Lekunga HeneHouston, TX 770211255999314

Common questions

What is Kife McDowell, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Kife McDowell, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285260455, issued on Mar 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kife McDowell, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 S Macgregor Way, Houston, TX, 77021. Phone: (713) 741-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kife McDowell, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP145618, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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