Veronica J. Carreon. , FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner โข Houston, TX
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 770304000
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Veronica Carreon. is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on October 2, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 97 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 78 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 19 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 28 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2020:
- Furosemide โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ursodiol โ 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX (2024, 240 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 139. Middle half: 58 to 268.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 83 to 548.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 101 in 2020 to 97 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 770304000
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians; Tmh Physician Associates Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
109 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $7,612 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $5,814 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
48 standardized 30-day fills in 2020
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,816 in 2020
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2020, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $728.77 across 35 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $728.77 across 35 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 16)
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC: $107.29 across 6 records.
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $80.43 across 4 records.
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.: $77.14 across 4 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2009
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Veronica Carreon. has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Veronica Carreon. as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX (2024, 240 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 139. Middle half: 58 to 268.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 83 to 548.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX (2024, 240 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,185. Middle half: $4,467 to $20,497.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,068. Middle half: $6,758 to $39,305.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX (2024, 240 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,483. Middle half: $3,069 to $15,403.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,638. Middle half: $4,849 to $28,908.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Veronica Carreon. are from 2020.
785 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Houston, TX (4,835 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
13.6% of these 785 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
43.7% of these 785 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services varied from year to year: 101 in 2020 and 97 in 2024.
- 2020: 101
- 2021: 157
- 2022: 108
- 2023: 123
- 2024: 97
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 13% from $6,743 in 2020 to $7,612 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,743
- 2021: $11,065
- 2022: $7,686
- 2023: $9,392
- 2024: $7,612
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 35% from $4,294 in 2020 to $5,814 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,294
- 2021: $8,538
- 2022: $5,965
- 2023: $7,215
- 2024: $5,814
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2017 to 28 in 2020.
- 2017: 11
- 2018: 38
- 2019: 74
- 2020: 28
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2017 to 48 in 2020.
- 2017: 11
- 2018: 56
- 2019: 92
- 2020: 48
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $48 in 2017 to $1,816 in 2020.
- 2017: $48
- 2018: $801
- 2019: $893
- 2020: $1,816
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $276.26 in 2021 to $728.77 in 2025.
- 2021: $276.26
- 2022: $518.09
- 2023: $1,811.97
- 2024: $807.57
- 2025: $728.77
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2020), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 35 records totaling $728.77.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $33.70 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIVTENCITY | General | $29.88 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIVTENCITY | General | $29.53 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TERLIVAZ | General | $27.63 |
| ORPHALAN INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CUVRIOR | General | $24.02 |
| ORPHALAN INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CUVRIOR | General | $24.02 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IQIRVO | General | $23.55 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $23.53 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TERLIVAZ | General | $23.43 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OCALIVA | General | $22.80 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XIFAXAN | General | $22.62 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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GALZIN | General | $22.41 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XIFAXAN | General | $22.23 |
| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $22.01 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $21.10 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $20.82 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OCALIVA | General | $20.16 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CERDELGA | General | $20.13 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEFLARO | General | $19.62 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $19.30 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REZDIFFRA | General | $19.22 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IQIRVO | General | $19.00 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OCALIVA | General | $18.90 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REZDIFFRA | General | $18.67 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OCALIVA | General | $18.57 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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78 | 75 | $230.00 | $70.87 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $314.00 | $109.69 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2020.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Furosemide | Furosemide | 16 | 1,080 | $91.01 | โ |
| Ursodiol | Ursodiol | 12 | 360 | $1,724.67 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2020; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LF0000X
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20110725000464
TX
5294903928
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770302703
Tmh Physician Associates Pllc
7575 San Felipe St, Houston, TX 770631777
Phone: 7132669955
Tmh Physician Associates Pllc
6445 Main St Opc, Houston, TX 770301502
Tmh Physician Associates Pllc
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770302703
Tmh Physician Associates Pllc
6445 Main St, Houston, TX 770301502
Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians
6445 Main St, Houston, TX 770301502
Phone: 7134413150
Tmh Physician Associates Pllc
4710 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 774014505
Phone: 7133639411
Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770302703
Tmh Physician Associates Pllc
6565 Fannin St Main, Houston, TX 770302703
Phone: 7134410428
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Psychologist - Clinical
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Internal Medicine - Hematology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, ACNPCAG
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 02, 2009.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Houston
- Amy Bryant, AGNP-C
- Sharon Fielder, NP-C
- Shannon O'neill, RN, FNP-C
- Maria Le Mond, APRN
- Abimbola Allen-Taylor, FNP
- Tacharra Laury, RN, ACNP
Mailing Address
Po Box 4439
Houston, TX 772104439
Phone: 7137922991