Denise K. Hixon, PA-C

  • Houston, TX
  • Physician assistant
NPI1548455280PAC ID5193803179
Medicare services, 2024
4,561
Medicare patients, 2024
820
Part D claims, 2024
934
MIPS score, 2024
94
Industry payments
$4,240
Practice address
7515 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
Practice phone
Call (713) 791-9966
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Primary practice

Dsa Surgery Center

Houston, Texas

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Denise K. Hixon is a physician assistant in Houston, Texas

Denise Hixon practices at Dsa Surgery Center in Houston, Texas.

Denise Hixon's NPI, 1548455280, was assigned on September 6, 2007. Denise Hixon holds Texas license PA05318.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193803179
NPI enumeration date
September 6, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 791-9966
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Denise K. Hixon practices at Dsa Surgery Center in Houston, Texas

Denise Hixon's primary practice is Dsa Surgery Center, at 7515 Main St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 791-9966.

  • Dsa Surgery Center
    7515 Main St, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 791-9966

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

Denise K. Hixon is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Denise Hixon's primary practice is Dsa Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. The medical group on file is DermSurgery Associates. Dmand AI also links Denise Hixon to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Denise K. Hixon's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dsa Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Denise K. Hixon is one of 8,663 physician assistants in Texas

Physician assistant is Denise Hixon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Denise Hixon is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Denise Hixon is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, TexasPrimaryLicense PA05318 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses, facial skin infection and hives among the conditions Denise Hixon treats.

Physician assistants near Denise Hixon

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

Denise K. Hixon billed Medicare for 4,561 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,561 Medicare services from Denise Hixon across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 820 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $163,815 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20244,561
Medicare patients820
Paid by Medicare$163,815
Procedure codes18

Denise Hixon's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Surgery3,330
  2. Office and hospital visits1,204
  3. Drugs given in the office27

Denise Hixon compared with the Texas median for physician assistants, 2024

  • Denise Hixon
  • Texas median
Medicare services
4,561vs 22919.9 times
Medicare patients
820vs 998.3 times
Part D claims
771vs 2962.6 times

Medians across 5,541 physician assistants in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Denise Hixon's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Denise K. Hixon treated 820 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 820 Medicare patients who saw Denise Hixon in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 440 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Denise Hixon's median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024820
Average age74
Average risk score1.10
Also on Medicaid2%

Denise Hixon's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Denise Hixon's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women41350%
  • Men40750%

Chronic conditions among Denise Hixon's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure74%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Ischemic heart disease35%
  5. Diabetes24%
  6. Chronic kidney disease22%
  7. Anxiety20%
  8. Mood disorders19%

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

Denise Hixon's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men42%

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

Denise K. Hixon wrote 934 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Denise Hixon wrote 934 Medicare Part D claims for 417 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 771 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $207,238 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024934
Drugs named by CMS17
Total drug cost$207,238
Part D patients417

Denise Hixon's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic854 claims91%
  • Brand-name80 claims9%

Denise Hixon'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Denise Hixon's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics7%65 of 934 claims

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

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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

Denise K. Hixon scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Denise Hixon for performance year 2024, reported individually. Denise Hixon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Denise Hixon's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 87.4of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Denise K. Hixon received $4,240 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 191 general payments to Denise Hixon from 19 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $845.

General payments to Denise Hixon by program year, 2024 to 2025

General payments to Denise Hixon by kind, 2024 to 2025

$4.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,81190%
  • Education$43010%

Companies that paid Denise Hixon the most, 2024 to 2025

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

Denise K. Hixon is board certified in certified physician assistant

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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Sources for Denise K. Hixon'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 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Denise K. Hixon's NPI number?

Denise K. Hixon's NPI number is 1548455280. It was assigned on September 6, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Denise K. Hixon specialize in?

Denise K. Hixon is a physician assistant in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Denise K. Hixon practice?

Denise Hixon practices at 7515 Main St, Houston, TX 77030. Denise Hixon's primary practice is Dsa Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Denise Hixon to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Denise K. Hixon's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Denise Hixon is (713) 791-9966.

What is Denise K. Hixon's medical license number?

Denise Hixon holds Texas license PA05318.

What medical group is Denise K. Hixon part of?

Denise Hixon is linked to DermSurgery Associates. Dmand AI links Denise Hixon to 2 more medical groups.

Does Denise K. Hixon accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Denise Hixon billed Medicare for 4,561 services in 2024, and Denise Hixon accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Denise K. Hixon's MIPS score?

Denise Hixon's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Denise K. Hixon see?

CMS counts 820 Medicare patients who saw Denise Hixon in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Denise K. Hixon board certified?

Yes. Denise Hixon is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

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What services does Denise K. Hixon bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Denise Hixon's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).

What drugs does Denise K. Hixon prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Denise Hixon's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Doxycycline Hyclate and Triamcinolone Acetonide.

Has Denise K. Hixon received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,240 in general payments to Denise Hixon from 19 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Denise K. Hixon been practicing?

Denise Hixon graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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