NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Lauren Ionescu

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Michelle Lauren Ionescu is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1578206652, issued on Apr 18, 2022. Check the license (Texas 1074734, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578206652
Name
Michelle Lauren Ionescu
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
1074734 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2022
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2022
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 1515 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDNeurology Physician1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

Verify Michelle Lauren Ionescu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

66 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michelle Ionescu66
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Acetaminophen-Codeine12 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): 81.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $71.17

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mindray DS USA, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Ionescu$71.17
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

Michelle Lauren Ionescu among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas

Michelle Lauren Ionescu is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 64% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

712 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston

They are 712 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Akins, R.N. MSN,CNS,CC ACNPHouston, TX 770301447202155
  2. Prashanth Anumandla, ANP-BC, RNHouston, TX 770301831208966
  3. Patricia Brenza, N.P.Houston, TX 770301598780173
  4. Mary Joy Daniel, NPHouston, TX 770301124064100
  5. Thomas Derksen, NPHouston, TX 770301730133026
  6. Sarah Homer, ACNPHouston, TX 770301205851896
  7. Ambili John, A.C.N.P.Houston, TX 770301396854568
  8. Wendi Jones, MSN, ACNPHouston, TX 770301528078482

Common questions

What is Michelle Lauren Ionescu's NPI number?

Michelle Lauren Ionescu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578206652, issued on Apr 18, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Lauren Ionescu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Lauren Ionescu's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1074734, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Lauren Ionescu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Lauren Ionescu had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michelle Lauren Ionescu's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.