James Houston is a Neurology physician affiliated with University of Alabama at Birmingham. OpenAlex indexes 37 publications with 701 citations (h-index 12).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 352331801
Telephone
800-822-8816Registry record last updated 28 Jun 2023.
Industry payments
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- NEUROPACE, INC.Program year20241 payment
- NEUROPACE, INC.Program year20231 payment
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLCProgram year20231 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
98.1%Other antiepileptics46.7%Lacosamide41%Levetiracetam29%Epidiolex9%Briviact7%Topiramate7%Xcopri3%Vimpat2%Levetiracetam Er1%Keppra1%Part D<11 patientsBenzodiazepine11.3%Clonazepam34%Clobazam27%Lorazepam20%Diazepam9%Nayzilam7%Onfi3%Part D<11 patients+ 13 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
1%Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonist0.5%Ondansetron Hcl100%Part D<11 patientsProton pump inhibitor0.5%Omeprazole100%Part D<11 patientsCardiovascular
0.9%Beta blocker0.9%Propranolol Hcl56%Propranolol Hcl Er44%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
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