NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Bluff City, TN

Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bluff City, Tennessee, and NPI 1023485190, issued on Aug 25, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 18887, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1023485190
Name
Kristy Renee Houghton
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
18887 TN
0024178048 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
229 Highway 19 E, Bluff City, TN 37618
Phone
(423) 538-5116
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 538-3861
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 229 Highway 19 E

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

  1. Michael Etter, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841241767
  2. Michael Hill, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1104168327
  3. Jayson Marcarelli, DOFamily Medicine Physician1568112878
  4. Catherine Powers, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891799631
  5. Tina Smith, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023563368
  6. Deepika Tumkur, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366508681

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

5,121 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 357 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristy Houghton5,121
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide207 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate197 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate184 claims
  4. Memantine Hcl178 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride166 claims
  6. Omeprazole164 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: $763.16

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristy Houghton$763.16
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kristy Renee Houghton among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 39% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bluff City

They are 6 of the 24 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluff City, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Etter, FNPBluff City, TN 376181841241767
  2. Michael Hill, NP-CBluff City, TN 376181104168327
  3. Catherine Powers, FNPBluff City, TN 376181891799631
  4. Tina Smith, FNPBluff City, TN 376181023563368
  5. Jamie Vance, APRNBluff City, TN 376181174033880
  6. Cori Baker, NPBlountville, TN 376171407571284
  7. Julia Fitchett, MSN, APRN, NP-CBlountville, TN 376171104589654
  8. George Fredericks, FNP-CBlountville, TN 376171629798384

Common questions

What is Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP's NPI number?

Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023485190, issued on Aug 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 229 Highway 19 E, Bluff City, TN, 37618. Phone: (423) 538-5116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18887, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristy Renee Houghton, FNP had 5,121 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.