Latoya Shankey Houston

  • Ruston, LA
  • Family nurse practitioner
NPI1659701209PAC ID5395968853
Medicare patients, 2024
253
Part D claims, 2024
489
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$35
Medical group
1
Practice address
401 East Vaughn Avenue, Ruston, LA 71270
Practice phone
Call (318) 254-2100
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Northern Louisiana Medical Center

Hospital · Ruston, Louisiana

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Latoya Shankey Houston is a family nurse practitioner in Ruston, Louisiana

Latoya Houston practices at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, Louisiana, part of Allegiance Health Management.

Latoya Houston's NPI, 1659701209, was assigned on November 19, 2013. Latoya Houston holds Louisiana license AP07583.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5395968853
NPI enumeration date
November 19, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(318) 254-2100
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Latoya Shankey Houston practices at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, Louisiana

Latoya Houston's primary practice is Northern Louisiana Medical Center, at 401 East Vaughn Avenue, Ruston, LA 71270 in Lincoln Parish. The practice phone is (318) 254-2100.

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Latoya Shankey Houston is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Latoya Houston's primary practice is Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, Louisiana, part of Allegiance Health Management. The medical group on file is HarmonyCares Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Latoya Houston to 2 more physician offices, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Latoya Shankey Houston's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northern Louisiana Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Latoya Shankey Houston is one of 3,703 family nurse practitioners in Louisiana

Family is Latoya Houston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363LF0000X. Latoya Houston is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family nurse practitioner, LouisianaPrimaryLicense AP07583 · taxonomy 363LF0000X

Family nurse practitioners near Latoya Houston

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

Latoya Shankey Houston treated 253 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 253 Medicare patients who saw Latoya Houston in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 111 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 84% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.82, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Latoya Houston's median patient age at 72, with 38% women.

Medicare patients, 2024253
Average age71
Average risk score2.82
Also on Medicaid84%

Latoya Houston's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Latoya Houston's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12248%
  • Men13152%

Chronic conditions among Latoya Houston's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol68%
  3. Mood disorders66%
  4. Depression65%
  5. Diabetes62%
  6. Alzheimer's and dementia60%
  7. Anxiety55%
  8. Arthritis42%

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

Latoya Houston's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women38%
  • Men60%

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

Latoya Shankey Houston wrote 489 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Latoya Houston wrote 489 Medicare Part D claims for 95 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 2024489
Part D patients95

Latoya Houston's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic424 claims87%
  • Brand-name65 claims13%

Drug classes CMS tracks in Latoya Houston's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%24 of 489 claims
  • Antibiotics7%36 of 489 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%16 of 489 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Latoya Shankey Houston takes part in Medicare

Latoya Houston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Latoya Shankey Houston received $35 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Latoya Houston from 2 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. paid the most, $18.

Companies that paid Latoya Houston the most, 2025 to 2025

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

Sources for Latoya Shankey Houston'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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 (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 Latoya Shankey Houston's NPI number?

Latoya Shankey Houston's NPI number is 1659701209. It was assigned on November 19, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Latoya Shankey Houston specialize in?

Latoya Shankey Houston is a family nurse practitioner in Ruston, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Nurse Practitioner (taxonomy code 363LF0000X).

Where does Latoya Shankey Houston practice?

Latoya Houston practices at 401 East Vaughn Avenue, Ruston, LA 71270. Latoya Houston's primary practice is Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, Louisiana, part of Allegiance Health Management. Dmand AI also links Latoya Houston to 2 physician offices.

What is Latoya Shankey Houston's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Latoya Houston is (318) 254-2100.

What is Latoya Shankey Houston's medical license number?

Latoya Houston holds Louisiana license AP07583.

Which hospitals is Latoya Shankey Houston affiliated with?

Latoya Houston practices at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, Louisiana.

What medical group is Latoya Shankey Houston part of?

Latoya Houston is linked to HarmonyCares Medical Group.

Does Latoya Shankey Houston accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Latoya Houston as accepting Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Latoya Shankey Houston see?

CMS counts 253 Medicare patients who saw Latoya Houston in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Has Latoya Shankey Houston received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $35 in general payments to Latoya Houston from 2 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc.

How long has Latoya Shankey Houston been practicing?

Latoya Houston graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

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