Katherine Elizabeth Horton Altahif, MD

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207QH0002X

License

S0691 Issued in TX

Practice address

100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd
Waco, TX 76712-8897

Phone

(254) 202-2000

Fax

(254) 202-5651

NPI assigned

May 22, 2017

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other names 1

• Katherine Elizabeth Horton Former name

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Hillcrest Physician ServicesGroup PAC ID 1153304456, 114 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest Hospital, Waco, TX, CCN 450101

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: khorton282369@direct.sw.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Hillcrest Physician Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1649294323

  Family Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Heart of Texas Community Health Center Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1568191492
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1164409926

  Family Medicine

  NPD
• Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Inc.

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Temple, TX
  • NPI 1992685218

  Family Medicine

  NPD
• McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1689651440
  NPD
• Scott & White Hospital - Taylor

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Taylor, TX
  • NPI 1659366557
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1891882833
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 848491",
            "city": "DALLAS",
            "state": "TX",
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            "telephone_number": "254-202-9330",
            "fax_number": "254-202-9349"
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        "last_name": "ALTAHIF",
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        "middle_name": "ELIZABETH HORTON",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-05-22",
        "last_updated": "2026-09-04",
        "certification_date": "2026-09-04",
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    "other_names": [
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            "first_name": "KATHERINE",
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            "middle_name": "ELIZABETH",
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    ]
}

• Andrew Allsbrook, DMD
• Cherie Almand, M.S., LPC-A
• Austin A Almeida
• Rewa Almughawish
• Stephanie Alonso
• Ricardo G Altahif Jr., OTD
• Rolando Alvarado, MD
• Alyce Danielle Alven, O.D
• Alzcare Waco, LLC
• Nnewueze Stella Amaechi, M.D

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Waco, TX
• Providers in Waco, TX by specialty
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 4, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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