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Dr. David J. Houghton, MD

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(David J. Houghton, MD)

(108 Ratings)

Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

Medical College of Georgia (2002)

Professional interests include: movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, neurological disorders

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

(504) 842-3980

Dr. David J. Houghton, MD is a null in New Orleans, LA specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. David J. Houghton, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

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In The News

“"This is more of a series of anecdotal case reports than a true double-blind, placebo-controlled study, but there are still a lot of positives with this report," said Dr. David Houghton, chief of...”—"11 changes to make right now to fight Alzheimer's disease", Oregonlive , December 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

chemodenervation for cervical dystonia

By Affordability:

chemodenervation for cervical dystonia

chemodenervation for cervical dystonia or laryngeal disorders

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. David J. Houghton, MD performed more chemodenervation for cervical dystonia procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for chemodenervation for cervical dystonia, and chemodenervation for cervical dystonia or laryngeal disorders that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	382
hospital care	100
injections	68
inpatient care	100
minimally invasive procedures	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	439
hospital care	209
injections	27
inpatient care	209
minimally invasive procedures	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	31
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	33
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	523
hospital care	183
injections	66
inpatient care	183
minimally invasive procedures	66

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	37
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	36
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	522
hospital care	136
injections	70
inpatient care	136
minimally invasive procedures	70

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	644
Black	144
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	70
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	509
hospital care	116
injections	76
inpatient care	116
minimally invasive procedures	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	33
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	494
hospital care	154
injections	78
inpatient care	154
minimally invasive procedures	78

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	42
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	35
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	587
hospital care	88
injections	147
inpatient care	88
minimally invasive procedures	147

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	71
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	45
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	40
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	513
hospital care	77
injections	135
inpatient care	77
minimally invasive procedures	135

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	61
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	36
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	42
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	288
hospital care	61
injections	80
inpatient care	61
minimally invasive procedures	80

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	18
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	31
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	228
injections	82
minimally invasive procedures	82

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	14
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	31
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	236
hospital care	40
injections	78
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	78

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	16
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated as a null in New Orleans, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

doctor visit	429
hospital care	116
injections	82
inpatient care	116
minimally invasive procedures	82

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD.

**Gender**
Female	178
Male	184

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	65
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	272
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	31
75 to 84	107
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	145

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David J. Houghton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	30
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. David J. Houghton, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2002. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (2002)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David J. Houghton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David J. Houghton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 108 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David J. Houghton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New Orleans, LA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David J. Houghton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$40,243 AZILECT $37,896	AUSTEDO $979	Austedo XR $296	Unclassified $156	AJOVY $79	Other $838
Lundbeck LLC	$16,890 NORTHERA $12,101	XENAZINE $4,740	ONFI $30	SABRIL $19
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,421 Duopa $1,262	$160
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,197 ACTIVA $577	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $561	Deep Brain Stimulation - ST $32	INTELLIS $11	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $10	Other $6
US WORLDMEDS, LLC	$478 APOKYN $278	Xadago $134	MYOBLOC $66
Other	$2,202 BOTOX $343	NUPLAZID $294	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $139	RYTARY $137	VERCISE $109	Other $1,179

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$23,530
Honoraria	$21,800
Food and Beverage	$7,403
Travel and Lodging	$5,083
Consulting Fee	$3,650
Other	$965

Research Payments

Dr. David J. Houghton, MD has received 38 research payments totaling $436,504.

Biography

Dr. David Houghton sees patients in New Orleans, LA, Jefferson, LA, and Covington, LA. His medical specialties are general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). His clinical interests include parkinson's disease. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. After completing medical school at Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Houghton performed his residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. Yext reports that Dr. Houghton is accepting new patients at his office in Covington, LA.