Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Paula Barrenechea, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Houston, TX

Paula Barrenechea, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1487274379, issued on Apr 20, 2020. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1487274379
Name
Paula Barrenechea
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2020
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, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Paula Barrenechea25
  2. Specialty average832

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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).

1,701 physician assistant records list a Houston practice address

They are 1,701 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a Houston practice address, and 10,307 physician assistant records in Texas.

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  7. Haya AbdellatifGalveston, TX1518409903
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Common questions

What is Paula Barrenechea, PA-C's NPI number?

Paula Barrenechea, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487274379, issued on Apr 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Barrenechea, PA-C 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 Paula Barrenechea, PA-C's license?

Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paula Barrenechea, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Barrenechea, PA-C had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paula Barrenechea, PA-C's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.