NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Winona Sue Houser, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Cherokee, NC

Winona Sue Houser, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cherokee, North Carolina, and NPI 1194130039, issued on Jun 30, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-00583, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1194130039
Name
Winona Sue Houser
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
2016-00583 NC
200759 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Hospital RD, Cherokee, NC 28719
Phone
(828) 497-9163
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(828) 497-1723
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170804000103); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2014
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 1 Hospital RD

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

  1. Yetunde Abu, PHARMDPharmacist1851027049
  2. Michael Baun, LCMHCAMental Health Counselor1811879174
  3. Zachary BehmClinical Social Worker1174076335
  4. Alexis Beyer, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1356526768
  5. Abraham Bombeck, MDPsychiatry Physician1285130039
  6. Nicole Boudreaux, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1669006730

Verify Winona Sue Houser in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,896 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.

  1. Winona Houser2,896
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium169 claims
  2. Ozempic154 claims
  3. Lisinopril139 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa102 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium82 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherokee, TX

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

Winona Sue Houser among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Winona Sue Houser, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2014, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cherokee

They are 19 of the 251 NPPES records with a practice address in Cherokee, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harry Brown, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191790761351
  2. Mary Farrell, MDCherokee, NC 287191740249424
  3. George Graning, MDCherokee, NC 287191598822447
  4. Benjamin Guiney, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191376693317
  5. Lee Hyde, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191164496980
  6. Tony Jones, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191770648347
  7. Joseph Lashley, M.D.Cherokee, NC 287191750375242
  8. Orlando Nieves, MDCherokee, NC 287191801949532

Common questions

What is Winona Sue Houser, M.D.'s NPI number?

Winona Sue Houser, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194130039, issued on Jun 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Winona Sue Houser, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital RD, Cherokee, NC, 28719. Phone: (828) 497-9163. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Winona Sue Houser, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-00583, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Winona Sue Houser, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Winona Sue Houser, M.D. had 2,896 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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.