NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Houstis, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Boston, MA

Nicholas Houstis, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1366600900, issued on May 30, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 247671, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; 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
1366600900
Name
Nicholas Houstis
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
247671 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 726-9292
Enumerated
May 30, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160721000200); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 55 Fruit St

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

  1. Affan Aamir, MD, PHARMD, RPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821890377
  2. Matthew AbadirAnesthesiology Physician1699120550
  3. Taimur AbbasiInternal Medicine Physician1841673522
  4. Megan Abbott, MDAnesthesiology Physician1730839333
  5. Moustafa AbdallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952046062
  6. Shadi Abdar Esfahani, MD, MPHDiagnostic Radiology Physician1497137590

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

331 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Houstis331
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate57 claims
  2. Eliquis34 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
  4. Spironolactone21 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
  6. Furosemide15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nicholas Houstis among 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts

Nicholas Houstis, MD is one of 1,080 cardiovascular disease 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 2008, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 698 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

476 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Boston

They are 476 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anjum Butte, MDBoston, MA 021141104807379
  2. William Carlson, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141669462180
  3. Michael Fifer, MDBoston, MA 021141730170630
  4. Edwin Heist, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141255313334
  5. Judy Hung, MDBoston, MA 021141003898461
  6. Calum Macrae, MDBoston, MA 021141467442665
  7. James McFarland, MDBoston, MA 021141497745798
  8. Theofanie Mela, MDBoston, MA 021141366423832

Common questions

What is Nicholas Houstis, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Houstis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366600900, issued on May 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Houstis, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-9292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Houstis, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 247671, 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 Nicholas Houstis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Houstis, MD had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.