Paul N. Houston, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Brazil, IN
Paul N. Houston, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Brazil, Indiana, and NPI 1487622742, issued on Mar 10, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01030315A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul N. Houston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01030315A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1216 E National Ave, Brazil, IN 47834
- Phone
- (812) 448-3551
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2024
- Fax
- (812) 443-7303
- Medicaid ID
- 100079260 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060405000442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul N. Houston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01030315ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
15,733 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 884 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium640 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium491 claims
- Alprazolam473 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen427 claims
- Gabapentin308 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium300 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 21.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $557.92
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Paul N. Houston among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Paul N. Houston, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Brazil
They are 8 of the 139 NPPES records with a practice address in Brazil, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
All 3,506 in Indiana → Every provider in Brazil → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Barker, FNP-CBrazil, IN 478341891211330
- David Breitweiser, M.D.Brazil, IN 478341194715854
- Richard Cox, DOBrazil, IN 478341659352995
- Craig Johnson, D.O.Brazil, IN 478341295725851
- Elizabeth McCalister, M.D.Brazil, IN 478341710092689
- James Stephens, M.D.Brazil, IN 478341184720765
- Frank Zwerner, D.O.Brazil, IN 478341821254269
- Debra Hayes, FNPCenterpoint, IN 478401477192151
Common questions
What is Paul N. Houston, MD's NPI number?
Paul N. Houston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487622742, issued on Mar 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul N. Houston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1216 E National Ave, Brazil, IN, 47834. Phone: (812) 448-3551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul N. Houston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01030315A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul N. Houston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul N. Houston, MD had 15,733 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul N. Houston, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.6 of 100. 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.