Neil Houston, MD
Dermatology Physician · Brookline, MA
Neil Houston, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Brookline, Massachusetts, and NPI 1730619925, issued on Jun 19, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 289594, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neil Houston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 289594 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1101 Beacon St # 1E, Brookline, MA 02446
- Phone
- (617) 731-2390
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211013000223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Neil Houston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 289594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,362 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole196 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide174 claims
- Hydrocortisone132 claims
- Dupixent Pen81 claims
- Tacrolimus50 claims
- Metronidazole49 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,509.04
155 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 2 group practices
- Integrated Dermatology OF Brookline LLCBrookline, MA
- Integrated Dermatology OF Worcester II LLCWorcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neil Houston among 627 dermatology physician records in Massachusetts
Neil Houston, MD is one of 627 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 627 dermatology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 627 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Brookline → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dorothy Cunningham, MDBrookline, MA 024461437258928
- Alan Rockoff, M.D.Brookline, MA 024461457463127
- David Taub, MDBrookline, MA 024461679549372
- Miaoyuan Wang, M.D.Brookline, MA 024461447679436
- Rachael Clark, MD PHDBrookline, MA 024451053378315
- Vladyslava Doktor, D.O.Brookline, MA 024451407246499
- Brian Lester, MDBrookline, MA 024451508857848
- Mitchell Rubenstein, MDBrookline, MA 024451003873126
Common questions
What is Neil Houston, MD's NPI number?
Neil Houston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730619925, issued on Jun 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neil Houston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Beacon St # 1E, Brookline, MA, 02446. Phone: (617) 731-2390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neil Houston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 289594, 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 Neil Houston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neil Houston, MD had 1,362 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Neil Houston, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.