Dr. Brenna Kate Houlihan, MD

Dr. Houlihan practices at Wakemed Specialists Group in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Dr. Houlihan's NPI, 1053739870, was assigned on March 29, 2014. Dr. Houlihan graduated from New York Medical College in 2014. Dr. Houlihan holds North Carolina license 2021-02574.

Dr. Houlihan's primary practice is Wakemed Specialists Group, at 2920 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604 in Wake County. The practice phone is (919) 350-7856.

Dr. Houlihan's primary practice is Wakemed Specialists Group in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Houlihan is also affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus. The medical group on file is WakeMed Physician Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Houlihan to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Houlihan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Houlihan is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Houlihan's licenses on file in 4 states: North Carolina, Kentucky, District of Columbia and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Houlihan treats.

CMS data shows 174 Medicare services from Dr. Houlihan across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 118 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,669 for them.

CMS counts 118 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Houlihan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 62 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Houlihan's median patient age at 57, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Houlihan wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims for 52 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 61 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $146 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 56 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Houlihan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Houlihan, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Houlihan, published from 2019 to 2021. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Colectomy, Hospital Mortality and Intestines. Dr. Houlihan has published most often in J Surg Res. Dr. Houlihan's most frequent co-authors are Mohammed Bayasi, MD, Thomas Fishbein, MD and Alexander Helmut Kurt Kroemer, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Houlihan from 12 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,583.

Dr. Houlihan graduated from New York Medical College in 2014.

Dr. Houlihan is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.