Richard Houck, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Wheeling, WV
Richard Houck, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Wheeling, West Virginia, and NPI 1285050708, issued on Mar 7, 2014. Check the license (West Virginia ED0249C, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Houck
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- ED0249C WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Eoff St, Wheeling, WV 26003
- Phone
- (304) 234-0123
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160224002445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Houck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license ED0249CCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
322 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate28 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 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): 94.1 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).
3 hospitals and group practices
- Reynolds Memorial Hospital, IncGlen Dale, WV · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Columbiana Emergency Physicians LLCSteubenville, OH
- Wetzel County Hospital IncNew Martinsville, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Richard Houck among 492 emergency medicine physician records in West Virginia
Richard Houck, DO is one of 492 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 304 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207P00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Wheeling
They are 49 of the 1,774 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheeling, and 492 emergency medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Richard Houck, DO's NPI number?
Richard Houck, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285050708, issued on Mar 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Houck, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Eoff St, Wheeling, WV, 26003. Phone: (304) 234-0123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Houck, DO's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number ED0249C, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Houck, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Houck, DO had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Houck, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.