Melissa K. Houser, M.D.
Neurology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Melissa K. Houser, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1356329536, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (California A51883, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa K. Houser
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A51883 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-8202
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 784-5922
- Medicaid ID
- 00A518830 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090923000475); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa K. Houser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A51883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
626 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa124 claims
- Rytary67 claims
- Rasagiline Mesylate47 claims
- Amantadine31 claims
- Propranolol Hcl Er29 claims
- Donepezil Hcl26 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: $2,296.50
103 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa K. Houser among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Melissa K. Houser, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 neurology physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 42 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,339 neurology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa K. Houser, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa K. Houser, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356329536, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa K. Houser, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-8202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa K. Houser, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A51883, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa K. Houser, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa K. Houser, M.D. had 626 Medicare Part D claims for 153 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.