Emma R. Romero, PA-C
NPI 1992957393ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Houston, TX
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Lightheart Associates Ps, practicing in Houston, Texas. Part D covered 77 prescriptions written in 2024, 87% of them generic. Optinose US, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $226.07 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1992957393 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 16, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 2, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA61673963 | WA |
| Physician Assistant | 363A00000X | PA05841 | 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); Practitioner - Physician Assistant (WA) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 77 · 83 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 18 |
| Total drug cost | $27,029 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Lightheart Associates PsFederal Way, WA · 47 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$226.07 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$274.23 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | $127.75 | 1 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $98.32 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$226.07 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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