Nicole Rene Houde, PA-C

  • Encinitas, CA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1689172421PAC ID7214298876
Medicare services, 2024
69
Medicare patients, 2024
38
Part D claims, 2024
191
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$419
Practice address
802 N Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
Practice phone
Call (760) 230-1888
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Primary practice

Healthtopia

Encinitas, California

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Nicole Rene Houde is a rheumatologist in Encinitas, California

Nicole Houde practices at Healthtopia in Encinitas, California.

Nicole Houde's NPI, 1689172421, was assigned on January 26, 2018. Nicole Houde holds California license 54674.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7214298876
NPI enumeration date
January 26, 2018
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(760) 230-1888
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Nicole Rene Houde practices at Healthtopia in Encinitas, California

Nicole Houde's primary practice is Healthtopia, at 802 N Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 230-1888.

  • Healthtopia
    802 N Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024 · San Diego CountyPhone(760) 230-1888

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Nicole Rene Houde is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Nicole Houde's primary practice is Healthtopia in Encinitas, California. Nicole Houde is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Nicole Houde to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Nicole Rene Houde's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nicole Houde practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
HealthtopiaAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Nicole Rene Houde is one of 821 rheumatologists in California

Rheumatology is Nicole Houde's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dmand AI has Nicole Houde's licenses on file in 2 states: California and South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 54674 · taxonomy 207RR0500X
  • Physician assistant, South CarolinaLicense 54674 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Rheumatologists near Nicole Houde

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

821rheumatologists in California
7rheumatologists in Encinitas

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Nicole Rene Houde billed Medicare for 69 services in 2024

CMS data shows 69 Medicare services from Nicole Houde across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 38 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,764 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202469
Medicare patients38
Paid by Medicare$5,764
Procedure codes2

Nicole Houde's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 452024: 6953%

Nicole Houde compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Nicole Houde
  • California median
Medicare services
69vs 90092% below
Medicare patients
38vs 21682% below
Part D claims
96vs 96290% below

Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Nicole Houde's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Nicole Rene Houde treated 38 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Nicole Houde in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 18 patients. 68% of them have arthritis, and 68% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nicole Houde's median patient age at 50, with 76% women.

Medicare patients, 202438
Average age69
Average risk score1.49

Nicole Houde's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Nicole Houde's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis68%
  2. High blood pressure68%
  3. High cholesterol68%
  4. Anxiety39%
  5. Osteoporosis34%
  6. Depression32%
  7. Mood disorders32%
  8. Diabetes29%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Nicole Houde's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 50

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women76%
  • Men22%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Nicole Rene Houde wrote 191 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Nicole Houde wrote 191 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 96 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,483 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 55 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024191
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$2,483
Part D patients45

Nicole Houde's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic159 claims83%
  • Brand-name and other32 claims17%

Nicole Houde's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 552024: 9675%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Nicole Rene Houde offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Nicole Houde accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Nicole Houde as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Nicole Rene Houde received $419 in industry payments from 2019 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Nicole Houde from 7 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $100.

General payments to Nicole Houde by program year, 2019 to 2022

Companies that paid Nicole Houde the most, 2019 to 2022

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Nicole Rene Houde's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Nicole Rene Houde's NPI number?

Nicole Rene Houde's NPI number is 1689172421. It was assigned on January 26, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Nicole Rene Houde specialize in?

Nicole Rene Houde is a rheumatologist in Encinitas, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Nicole Rene Houde practice?

Nicole Houde practices at 802 N Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024. Nicole Houde's primary practice is Healthtopia in Encinitas, California. Dmand AI also links Nicole Houde to 2 hospitals.

What is Nicole Rene Houde's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Nicole Houde is (760) 230-1888.

What is Nicole Rene Houde's medical license number?

Nicole Houde holds California license 54674, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Nicole Rene Houde been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Nicole Houde in California and South Carolina.

Which hospitals is Nicole Rene Houde affiliated with?

Nicole Houde is affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Nicole Houde to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Nicole Rene Houde part of?

Nicole Houde is linked to MUSC Community Physicians.

Does Nicole Rene Houde accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Nicole Houde billed Medicare for 69 services in 2024, and Nicole Houde accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Nicole Rene Houde offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Nicole Houde as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Nicole Rene Houde see?

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Nicole Houde in 2024, with an average age of 69.

What services does Nicole Rene Houde bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Nicole Houde's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).

What drugs does Nicole Rene Houde prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nicole Houde's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate and Prednisone.

Has Nicole Rene Houde received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $419 in general payments to Nicole Houde from 7 companies from 2019 to 2022. The largest total came from Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.

How long has Nicole Rene Houde been practicing?

Nicole Houde graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

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