NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Peter Deane Houston, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA

Peter Deane Houston, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1437454220, issued on Jan 25, 2011. Check the license (California PA21181, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1437454220
Name
Peter Deane Houston
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA21181 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9040 Friars RD Ste 230, San Diego, CA 92108
Phone
(616) 284-6377
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111207000254); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Peter Houston41
  2. Specialty average304

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Marcos, CA

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

Peter Deane Houston among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Peter Deane Houston, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Merv Kwai, OPA, CORTSan Diego, CA 921081598808776
  2. Jonathan Wu, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921081174612170
  3. Laura Hanzlik, P.A.-C.San Diego, CA 921061497727655
  4. Suzanne Malherbe, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921111598383671
  5. Tiffany Nguyen, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921111871138164
  6. Sara Fagan, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031679721245
  7. Ellen Fink, MS, PACSan Diego, CA 921031689962946
  8. James Hamilton, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031003221078

Common questions

What is Peter Deane Houston, PA-C's NPI number?

Peter Deane Houston, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437454220, issued on Jan 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Peter Deane Houston, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9040 Friars RD Ste 230, San Diego, CA, 92108. Phone: (616) 284-6377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Peter Deane Houston, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA21181, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Peter Deane Houston, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Peter Deane Houston, PA-C had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.

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