Active NPI 1598824740 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Helen K Li , MD

Ophthalmology • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Helen Li, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 40 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston in 1986, Dr. Li delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6550 FANNIN ST STE 2317.

Dr. Li accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg, imaging of retina, injection of drug into eye. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6550 Fannin St Ste 2317

Houston, TX 770302723

Telephone 2814073033

Fax 2817632623

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Community Retina Group Pa Facility NPI 1750604898

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical School At Houston

Graduation Year

1986

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

40 Yrs +15.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.9 Yrs

State Avg: 26.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

276 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (1616 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

1.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

49.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Li (40 Years) 40 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (24.9 Years) 24.9 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
J2777 Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg	5,700	17	$76.50	$33.87
92134 Imaging of retina	343	139	$110.00	$41.82
67028 Injection of drug into eye	242	44	$326.34	$116.16
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	104	14	$1750.00	$830.51
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	85	53	$145.00	$94.82
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	77	77	$200.00	$128.34
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	53	16	$254.72	$83.67
92250 Photography of the retina	40	35	$180.00	$38.39
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	40	38	$325.00	$170.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	26	$230.00	$131.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$250.00	$180.00
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$310.00	$236.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J2777 Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg	4,260	14	$76.50	$36.58
92134 Imaging of retina	383	134	$110.00	$40.71
67028 Injection of drug into eye	258	44	$325.00	$114.15
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	230	22	$1750.00	$871.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	43	$145.00	$86.68
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	71	71	$200.00	$128.27
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	57	12	$250.00	$83.68
92250 Photography of the retina	43	35	$180.00	$38.03
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	25	25	$325.00	$141.42
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	20	$230.00	$126.62
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	17	17	$310.00	$213.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	487	151	$110.00	$42.07
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	412	30	$1750.00	$902.18
67028 Injection of drug into eye	365	57	$325.00	$116.95
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	143	32	$250.00	$85.39
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	73	73	$200.00	$127.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	62	45	$145.00	$94.54
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	44	43	$325.00	$132.03
92250 Photography of the retina	43	41	$180.00	$38.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$250.00	$168.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	18	$230.00	$133.45
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	17	13	$230.00	$49.51
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	16	16	$310.00	$230.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	425	139	$110.00	$42.16
67028 Injection of drug into eye	308	48	$325.00	$119.70
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	286	21	$1750.00	$918.87
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	157	30	$250.00	$85.00
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	55	38	$125.00	$80.64
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	53	53	$200.00	$129.55
92250 Photography of the retina	50	45	$180.00	$40.05
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	41	40	$325.00	$123.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	31	$145.00	$96.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$250.00	$176.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	17	$230.00	$136.28
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	17	17	$225.00	$158.99
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	14	12	$230.00	$48.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	350	113	$110.00	$41.54
67028 Injection of drug into eye	261	53	$325.00	$102.25
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	220	23	$1750.00	$930.88
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	131	33	$250.00	$83.33
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	107	64	$125.00	$88.84
92250 Photography of the retina	100	89	$180.00	$43.54
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	62	58	$325.00	$104.71
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	58	58	$200.00	$125.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$250.00	$165.92
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	34	11	$3400.00	$354.74
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	24	18	$230.00	$52.59
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	18	18	$225.00	$155.24
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$310.00	$214.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	428	148	$110.00	$41.64
67028 Injection of drug into eye	273	51	$325.00	$104.77
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	238	18	$1750.00	$936.61
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	160	90	$125.00	$89.57
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	141	35	$250.00	$79.93
92250 Photography of the retina	97	82	$180.00	$50.21
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	66	60	$325.00	$94.50
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	66	66	$250.00	$162.03
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	49	49	$200.00	$121.53
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	35	26	$230.00	$60.51
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	26	26	$225.00	$155.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	367	105	$110.00	$43.04
67028 Injection of drug into eye	254	39	$325.00	$107.00
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	208	15	$1750.00	$953.28
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	156	98	$125.00	$92.07
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	139	29	$250.00	$75.37
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	69	40	$65.00	$29.14
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	59	56	$325.00	$92.23
92250 Photography of the retina	52	44	$180.00	$58.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	48	48	$250.00	$170.55
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	25	25	$225.00	$151.93
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	20	15	$210.00	$61.92
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	16	12	$230.00	$75.59
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	14	$300.00	$216.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	312	97	$110.00	$40.14
67028 Injection of drug into eye	206	37	$325.00	$101.58
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	188	12	$1750.00	$962.70
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	141	93	$125.00	$85.59
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	104	24	$250.00	$73.15
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	74	46	$65.00	$27.21
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	62	54	$325.00	$84.83
92250 Photography of the retina	51	43	$180.00	$66.41
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$250.00	$156.86
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	19	18	$300.00	$205.18
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	18	11	$65.00	$21.86
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	14	14	$225.00	$150.32
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	12	11	$200.00	$116.32

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License TX H1981

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

042012702 (TX)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active January 25, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 25, 2012

Registered at 6550 FANNIN ST STE 2317, HOUSTON, TX 770302723 (Tel: 2814073033)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 25, 2012

Registered at 6550 FANNIN ST STE 2317, HOUSTON, TX 770302723 (Tel: 2814073033)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 25, 2012

Recorded as HELEN LI, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 25, 2012

Ophthalmology (License #H1981 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 06, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1598824740

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: December 06, 2006

Last Update: January 25, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6550 Fannin St Ste 2317

Houston, TX 770302723

Phone: 2814073033

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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