Verlin Houck

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Verlin Houck
Beacon Medical Group WaNee Office

(574) 862-2165

2102 N. Main Street Nappanee, IN 46550
About

Verlin Houck

“The specialty of family medicine allows physicians to treat a wider variety of problems than other specialties,” explains Dr. Verlin Houck.  “When caring for patients, I see acute and chronic problems involving all organ systems for patients of all age groups.”

Dr. Houck earned his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine.

But his education didn’t end there. “After office hours, I always read medical literature at least two hours every day to keep up on recent developments.” This dedication to knowledge shapes his practice. “I try to stay up-to-date on the latest evidence-based treatments. If there is no evidence that shows a treatment works, I usually do not recommend it.”

Dr. Houck is a proponent of prevention when it comes to health conditions. “Prevention is the best medicine,” he says. “This includes immunizations, blood tests and other screening procedures and tests for diseases and various disorders.”

This lens on health helps Dr. Houck deliver exceptional care. His philosophy? “Provide treatment for patients which will allow them to be healthier or live longer. There is usually more than one option to fix a problem.”

In His Own Words

What was your first job growing up? What do you remember about it?

Surveyor’s assistant. I learned geometry and trigonometry at a young age.

If you could sit down to dinner with anyone (alive or deceased), who would it be and why?

My wife. No explanation needed.

Do you have any pets?

Cats, dogs, chickens, ducks and sometimes rabbits.

What are your hobbies, interests?

Swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, walking, cutting wood, carpentry, oil painting, gardening, reading, going to medical conferences, astronomy, particle physics and others.

What is something most people don’t know about you?

I was the #1 student in the department in calculus at Indiana University in Bloomington. I always “broke the curve” in any science course that I took requiring mathematics.
Primary Specialty

Family Doctor

Practice Beacon Medical Group WaNee
Gender Male
Training Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Certification American Board of Family Medicine - 1983
Payment Options American Express, Check, Discover, Financing, MasterCard, Visa
Not Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted Community Health Alliance (CHA, Aetna, PHP Freedom, First Health), Aetna Medicare Advantage (Via CHA ACO, LLC), CHA ACO LLC dba Beacon ACO, Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN), Multi Plan / Private Health Care Systems (PHCS), Humana Medicare Advantage, Managed Health Services Medicaid (MHS HCC), Allwell Medicare Advantage (BMG), Medicaid Indiana FFS, Anthem Medicaid (HHW HCC), Managed Health Services Medicaid (MHS HHW), Signature Care / Parkview, Anthem BCBS, UnitedHealthcare (UHC), Medicare Railroad, Anthem Medicare Advantage, UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage (UHC), Anthem Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), Managed Health Services Healthly Indiana Plan (MHS HIP), Humana, Immergrun Health Network, Ambetter Marketplace (MHS), Medicare FFS, Stratose / National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN), Plain Church Group, VA CCN Optum UHC, Encore, Sagamore, HealthSmart, Cigna
Degrees Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals Elkhart General Hospital
Office Name Beacon Medical Group WaNee
Languages English
Business Hours
Monday:8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday:8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
Services Family Medicine Additional Services Preventive Medicine Specialist
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