Maria K. Houtchens, MD
Neurology Physician · Brookline, MA
Maria K. Houtchens, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Brookline, Massachusetts, and NPI 1740262021, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 217256, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria K. Houtchens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 217256 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Brookline PL, Brookline, MA 02445
- Phone
- (617) 525-6550
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 525-6554
- Medicaid ID
- 2013118 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031105000458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria K. Houtchens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 217256Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
622 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen73 claims
- Copaxone59 claims
- Gabapentin54 claims
- Teriflunomide43 claims
- Aubagio35 claims
- Dalfampridine Er31 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: $15,082.93
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria K. Houtchens among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts
Maria K. Houtchens, MD is one of 964 neurology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rohit Bakshi, MDBrookline, MA 024451598722274
- Carolyn Bernstein, MDBrookline, MA 024451083782981
- Guy Buckle, MDBrookline, MA 024451861404642
- Amar Elkhalifa, MDBrookline, MA 024451215048293
- Julian Fisher, MDBrookline, MA 024451679573489
- Samia Khoury, MDBrookline, MA 024451487635322
- Dorlan Kimbrough, MDBrookline, MA 024451568661684
- Jeffrey Liou, D.O.Brookline, MA 024451518064211
Common questions
What is Maria K. Houtchens, MD's NPI number?
Maria K. Houtchens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740262021, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria K. Houtchens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Brookline PL, Brookline, MA, 02445. Phone: (617) 525-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria K. Houtchens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 217256, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria K. Houtchens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria K. Houtchens, MD had 622 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.