Sherard T. Houston, M.D.

2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

570 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 109 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
2. Cephalexin58 claims
3. Prednisone41 claims
4. Ketorolac Tromethamine39 claims
5. Ondansetron Odt37 claims
6. Levofloxacin23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82 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.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

5 hospitals and group practices

1. Newberry County Memorial HospitalNewberry, SC · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
2. Acs Primary Care Physicians - Southeast PCLittle River, SC
3. Emergency Coverage LLCAsheville, NC
4. Emergency Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCPearland, TX
5. Montgomery Emergency Group, LLCVidalia, GA

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.