NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Annette Houchins, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC

Rachel Annette Houchins, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1528199536, issued on Mar 8, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 26964, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528199536
Name
Rachel Annette Houchins
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
26964 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 450, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-8800
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 434-8802
Medicaid ID
269649 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080521000565); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2004
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 9 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 450

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

  1. Sarah John, PAPhysician Assistant1518522077
  2. Christopher Watson, M.D.Surgery Physician1972629756

Verify Rachel Annette Houchins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 26964
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  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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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

Rachel Annette Houchins among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

Rachel Annette Houchins, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bouknight, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031174584916
  2. Jeffery Brandenburg, MDColumbia, SC 292031659345379
  3. Robert Breen, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031427019181
  4. Nioaka Campbell, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031083675615
  5. Leslie Frinks, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031699738591
  6. Marilee Griswold, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031821068719
  7. Richard Harding, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031356301923
  8. Jo Marturano, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031609875244

Common questions

What is Rachel Annette Houchins, MD's NPI number?

Rachel Annette Houchins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528199536, issued on Mar 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Annette Houchins, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 450, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Annette Houchins, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26964, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Rachel Annette Houchins, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.