Active NPI 1881682201 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Eugene C Lou , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Eugene Lou, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 32 years of clinical experience since graduating from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1994, Dr. Lou delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 915 GESSNER RD STE 470.

Dr. Lou is affiliated with Minivasive Pain Specialists,Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

915 Gessner Rd Ste 470

Houston, TX 770242566

Telephone 7137227454

Fax 7139326056

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Bhs Physicians Network, Inc. Facility NPI 1669081832

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

32 Yrs +7.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.1 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

214 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

6.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lou (32 Years) 32 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (24.1 Years) 24.1 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
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	249	126	$298.00	$128.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	247	131	$202.00	$90.90
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	172	49	$191.00	$76.16
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	167	21	$6.00	$0.97
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	152	27	$414.00	$119.56
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	110	77	$100.00	$40.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	61	61	$456.00	$169.09
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	36	31	$83.00	$34.76
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	27	20	$116.00	$47.18
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	22	21	$1717.00	$189.73
29876 Removal of joint lining from multiple knee joint compartments using an endoscope	21	20	$1853.00	$629.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$299.00	$112.69
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	16	11	$37.00	$9.67
23410 Repair of torn tendons of shoulder, open procedure	13	12	$2312.00	$684.80
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	11	11	$1877.00	$301.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	246	116	$202.00	$90.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	178	90	$298.00	$128.80
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	152	47	$191.00	$75.76
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	148	29	$414.00	$125.51
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	109	69	$100.00	$41.53
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	48	24	$37.00	$12.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$299.00	$114.49
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$456.00	$169.34
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	20	18	$83.00	$35.42
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	19	18	$1717.00	$193.73
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	17	17	$1877.00	$342.96
29876 Removal of joint lining from multiple knee joint compartments using an endoscope	17	16	$1853.00	$619.98
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	16	15	$481.00	$176.49
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	15	14	$1740.00	$87.98
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	12	12	$2398.00	$845.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	315	143	$192.79	$93.26
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	167	87	$284.49	$131.72
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	156	42	$180.85	$73.40
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	147	29	$393.57	$130.10
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	66	47	$94.79	$42.93
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$431.63	$171.94
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	33	24	$35.36	$11.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$281.19	$113.03
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	28	25	$79.00	$36.20
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	23	22	$2500.91	$786.04
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	21	21	$2137.67	$318.96
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	19	17	$1667.37	$118.27
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	18	18	$1626.33	$503.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	329	134	$186.00	$94.22
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	126	43	$175.00	$71.79
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	110	68	$86.98	$41.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	63	$274.00	$134.57
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	104	22	$381.00	$137.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$275.00	$114.66
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	44	25	$34.00	$10.67
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	30	30	$2110.43	$539.83
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$419.00	$174.09
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	21	19	$76.00	$35.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	337	147	$186.64	$77.23
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	93	35	$173.92	$66.76
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	62	19	$374.90	$143.53
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	55	46	$92.00	$40.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$275.93	$107.77
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	29	28	$1562.21	$502.76
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	29	15	$34.00	$11.56
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	25	21	$76.00	$34.13
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	21	20	$1730.43	$345.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	18	$274.00	$112.56
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	12	$106.17	$46.66
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	13	12	$1552.00	$184.45
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$419.00	$160.91
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	12	12	$1602.00	$90.10
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	12	12	$2208.00	$862.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	457	164	$188.00	$75.14
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	118	40	$172.97	$63.66
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	112	28	$354.00	$141.66
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$278.00	$109.81
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	68	52	$92.00	$37.76
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope	30	29	$1619.20	$551.41
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	25	14	$34.00	$12.28
23410 Repair of torn tendons of shoulder, open procedure	21	19	$2147.00	$624.14
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	20	19	$1745.00	$265.10
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	19	18	$76.00	$30.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	348	133	$132.28	$69.12
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	93	31	$155.53	$64.90
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	85	47	$77.00	$33.83
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	83	19	$309.42	$142.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	52	$190.60	$101.72
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	24	18	$105.08	$39.98
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	23	21	$70.52	$28.38
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	21	13	$36.00	$13.00
29882 Repair of knee joint using an endoscope	19	19	$3238.00	$627.93
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	18	18	$2700.00	$121.84
23410 Repair of torn tendons of shoulder, open procedure	15	14	$2625.87	$508.56
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	14	13	$1952.14	$239.29
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	14	13	$2456.14	$172.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	267	105	$119.00	$69.61
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	82	30	$137.56	$61.93
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	75	17	$250.00	$85.20
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	66	42	$75.00	$34.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$177.00	$103.80
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	19	15	$40.00	$5.80
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	13	12	$70.00	$27.87
23410 Repair of torn tendons of shoulder, open procedure	13	13	$3015.38	$615.03
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope	12	12	$2204.58	$281.86

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-01-31

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TX K2954

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

096442105 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Minivasive Pain Specialists,pllc

6002 Rogerdale Rd, Houston, TX 770721660

Phone: 3468006001

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Susan Maxwell , RN

Registered Nurse

NPI 1306138425

Registered Nurse

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

9 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 31, 2022

Registered at PO BOX 5730, BELFAST, ME 049155700

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Updated Practice Location May 09, 2018

Registered at 915 GESSNER RD STE 470, HOUSTON, TX 770242566 (Tel: 7137227454)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 09, 2018

Recorded as EUGENE LOU, MD

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NPI Profile Active November 19, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 19, 2008

Registered at 909 FROSTWOOD DR, SUITE 340, HOUSTON, TX 770242301 (Tel: 7137227454)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 19, 2008

Registered at 7401 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX 770304509 (Tel: 7137992300)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 19, 2008

Recorded as EUGENE LOU

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 19, 2008

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #K2954 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 10, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1881682201

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: October 10, 2005

Last Update: January 31, 2022

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 5730

Belfast, ME 049155700

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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