Active NPI 1558334219 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Richard C. Lock , MD

Internal Medicine • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Richard Lock, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 35 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston in 1991, Dr. Lock delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 12121 RICHMOND AVE.

Dr. Lock accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit, annual depression screening, 5 to. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

12121 Richmond Ave
Suite 413

Houston, TX 770822432

Telephone 2817528745

Fax 2817528746

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Gastrointestinal Care Consultants Pa Facility NPI 1346232303

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical School At Houston

Graduation Year

1991

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

35 Yrs +13.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.2 Yrs

State Avg: 26.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1569 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (9538 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

20.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

29.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lock (35 Years) 35 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (21.2 Years) 21.2 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	472	221	$140.00	$94.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	306	199	$160.08	$134.49
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	197	197	$180.00	$137.79
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	186	186	$29.84	$19.79
90661 Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures	61	61	$80.00	$36.11
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	60	60	$35.00	$32.75
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	20	20	$250.00	$175.98
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	20	20	$260.00	$175.47
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	15	11	$70.00	$43.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	497	227	$140.00	$92.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	327	195	$160.00	$131.37
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	210	210	$180.00	$132.90
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	177	177	$30.00	$18.98
90694 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage	84	84	$80.00	$75.81
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	84	84	$35.00	$31.28
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	48	17	$70.00	$42.57
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	21	21	$250.00	$170.43
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	18	18	$260.00	$170.09
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	13	12	$86.58	$53.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	523	242	$120.40	$94.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	395	249	$160.15	$133.53
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	221	221	$180.00	$136.75
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	168	168	$28.10	$18.16
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	96	96	$60.00	$31.63
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	95	95	$35.00	$30.30
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	36	15	$70.00	$42.70
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	21	21	$250.00	$174.88
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	14	13	$80.61	$55.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	511	236	$110.00	$95.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	362	237	$160.00	$135.58
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	231	231	$180.00	$139.02
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	103	101	$60.00	$29.62
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	100	98	$35.00	$17.55
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	40	17	$70.00	$42.98
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	28	28	$260.00	$176.14
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	16	16	$250.00	$176.50
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	16	16	$80.61	$55.38
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	16	16	$60.00	$15.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	571	267	$110.00	$77.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	509	319	$160.00	$113.20
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	216	216	$180.00	$120.95
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	82	80	$60.00	$29.15
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	82	80	$35.00	$17.14
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	23	14	$70.00	$42.52
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	20	20	$250.00	$171.63
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	17	17	$60.00	$17.74
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	15	15	$260.00	$177.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$180.00	$112.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	631	377	$160.00	$110.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	534	236	$110.00	$75.76
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	248	248	$180.00	$118.60
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	115	115	$60.00	$27.33
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	113	113	$35.00	$16.82
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	36	25	$35.00	$17.04
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	35	31	$60.00	$17.38
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	32	19	$50.00	$1.58
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	31	18	$70.00	$42.08
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	28	28	$260.00	$175.03
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	20	20	$250.00	$169.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$180.00	$110.72
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	11	11	$80.00	$48.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	582	259	$110.00	$74.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	479	317	$160.00	$109.46
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	252	252	$179.74	$118.31
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	66	66	$60.00	$23.57
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	34	34	$245.06	$168.44
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	34	34	$35.00	$20.73
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	29	28	$60.00	$17.26
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	27	15	$70.00	$42.47
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	25	25	$260.00	$174.13
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	21	14	$50.00	$1.77
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	20	19	$35.00	$20.88
Q2037 Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)	17	17	$60.00	$17.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$180.00	$109.69
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	13	12	$80.00	$49.48
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	12	12	$80.61	$54.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	625	255	$110.00	$73.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	298	224	$160.00	$107.58
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	202	202	$179.43	$116.76
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	104	104	$35.00	$25.60
Q2037 Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)	104	104	$60.00	$17.34
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	53	21	$70.00	$41.92
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	27	27	$259.79	$172.36
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	25	25	$60.00	$17.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$180.00	$109.26
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	24	24	$250.00	$167.40
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	23	15	$35.00	$25.77
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	22	20	$80.61	$54.35

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License TX J7052

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bluecross Blueshield

0083HL (TX)

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Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 12121 RICHMOND AVE, SUITE 413, HOUSTON, TX 770822432 (Tel: 2817528745)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at PO BOX 1920, SUGAR LAND, TX 774871920 (Tel: 2817528745)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as RICHARD LOCK, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Internal Medicine (License #J7052 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 10, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1558334219

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 10, 2006

Last Update: July 13, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 1920

Sugar Land, TX 774871920

Phone: 2817528745

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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