Houston Schoonmaker, PA
NPI 1962096115ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Merkel, TX
Physician Assistant (PA) with Quantum Emergency Physicians PA, practicing in Merkel, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $71,391 for 1,018 claims, against $295.30 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $647.56 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Fisher County Hospital District and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1962096115 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 1, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA14350 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 11 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 13 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $295.30 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,018 · 1,859 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 112 |
| Total drug cost | $71,391 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Quantum Emergency Physicians PABrownwood, TX · 74 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Fisher County Hospital DistrictRotan, TX
- Haskell Memorial HospitalHaskell, TX
- Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene, TX
- Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood, TX
- Stephens Memorial HospitalBreckenridge, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$647.56 · 19 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$362.22 · 8 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $344.56 | 10 |
| Abiomed | $136.12 | 1 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $60.97 | 3 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | $40.28 | 1 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $29.91 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$647.56 · 19 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records