What is Melissa Houser's specialty?

Melissa Houser (NPI 1356329536) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Melissa Houser practice?

Melissa Houser practices in La Jolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1356329536.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Houser?

Melissa Houser (NPI 1356329536) received approximately $333K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 390 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356329536

Melissa HouserM.D.

PRACTICESCRIPPS HEALTHSee all providers at this practice →

NeurologyLa Jolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

887

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

39,219

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$304K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,670 Neurology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 581).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

468

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$231K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

63.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Carbidopa/Levodopa124 claims

Carbidopa/Levodopa67 claims

Rasagiline Mesylate47 claims

Amantadine Hcl31 claims

Propranolol Hcl29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

103

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa Houser's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sherrie Gould Nurse Practitioner · La Jolla, CA	52	64
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	45	78
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	12	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	74	240
Sherrie Gould Nurse Practitioner · La Jolla, CA	54	76
SCRIPPS HEALTH	48	71
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	37	84
SCRIPPS HEALTH	17	21
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	16	35
SCRIPPS HEALTH	15	26
Scripps Clinic Medical Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	14	35
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	13	21
Adam Burdick Neurosurgery · La Jolla, CA	11	28
FRANCIS, DAVID	11	19

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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