Dr. Andrew Y. Hou, MD

  • Dublin, CA
  • Interventional pain medicine physician
NPI1942352489PAC ID6608960513
Medicare services, 2024
2,916
Medicare patients, 2024
579
Part D claims, 2024
1,331
MIPS score, 2024
75
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
4000 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568
Practice phone
Call (925) 875-0700
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Primary practice

Tri Valley Plastic Surgery

Dublin, California

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Dr. Andrew Y. Hou is an interventional pain medicine physician in Dublin, California

Dr. Hou practices at Tri Valley Plastic Surgery in Dublin, California.

Dr. Hou's NPI, 1942352489, was assigned on January 17, 2007. Dr. Hou graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Hou holds California license C55613.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6608960513
NPI enumeration date
January 17, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(925) 875-0700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou practices at Tri Valley Plastic Surgery in Dublin, California

Dr. Hou's primary practice is Tri Valley Plastic Surgery, at 4000 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (925) 875-0700.

  • Tri Valley Plastic Surgery
    4000 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568 · Alameda CountyPhone(925) 875-0700

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hou's primary practice is Tri Valley Plastic Surgery in Dublin, California. Dr. Hou is also affiliated with John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek. The medical group on file is Golden State Orthopedics & Spine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hou to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Andrew Y. Hou's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hou practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tri Valley Plastic SurgeryAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Andrew Y. Hou is one of 215 interventional pain medicine physicians in California

Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Hou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dr. Hou is board certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hou's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Interventional pain medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense C55613 · 2012 to 2026 · taxonomy 208VP0014X
  • Virginia license2002 to 2014

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, joint pain, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Hou treats.

Interventional pain medicine physicians near Dr. Hou

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou billed Medicare for 2,916 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,916 Medicare services from Dr. Hou across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 579 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $296,503 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,916
Medicare patients579
Paid by Medicare$296,503
Procedure codes25

Dr. Hou's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,4452024: 1,4331%
Surgery
2023: 1,0202024: 84817%
Imaging
2023: 4082024: 45211%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4762024: 11476%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2602024: 6973%

Where Dr. Hou's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,99668%
  • In a facility92032%

Dr. Hou compared with the California median for interventional pain medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Hou
  • California median
Medicare services
2,916vs 1,2322.4 times
Medicare patients
579vs 2082.8 times
Part D claims
1,286vs 3483.7 times

Medians across 209 interventional pain medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hou's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou treated 579 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 579 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hou in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 249 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hou's median patient age at 65, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024579
Average age75
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Hou's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Hou's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women34660%
  • Men23340%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hou's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure71%
  4. Diabetes22%
  5. Ischemic heart disease22%
  6. Mood disorders21%
  7. Chronic kidney disease20%
  8. Osteoporosis20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hou's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou wrote 1,331 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hou wrote 1,331 Medicare Part D claims for 432 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,286 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $22,559 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,146 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,331
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$22,559
Part D patients432

Dr. Hou's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,324 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims1%

Dr. Hou's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,1462024: 1,28612%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 8 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Hou for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hou accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hou as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Andrew Y. Hou received $480 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Hou from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $135.

General payments to Dr. Hou by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Hou the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Hou, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Hou

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • Instructor

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou graduated from VCU School of Medicine

Dr. Hou graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Hou is a member of AAPMR and Spine Intervention Society.

  1. Medical schoolVCU School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in pain medicineAmerican Board of Pain Medicine
  3. Board certified in pain medicineAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  4. Board certified in pain medicineNational Board of Physicians and Surgeons
  5. Board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitationNational Board of Physicians and Surgeons

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers

Dr. Hou is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +5 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Hou accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO8
  2. Medicare7
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Andrew Y. Hou's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou's NPI number?

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou's NPI number is 1942352489. It was assigned on January 17, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou?

Dr. Andrew Y. Hou is an interventional pain medicine physician in Dublin, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0014X).

Where does Dr. Andrew Y. Hou practice?

Dr. Hou practices at 4000 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568. Dr. Hou's primary practice is Tri Valley Plastic Surgery in Dublin, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hou to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hou is (925) 875-0700.

What is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou's medical license number?

Dr. Hou holds California license C55613, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Andrew Y. Hou been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hou in California (2012 to 2026) and Virginia (2002 to 2014).

Which hospitals is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou affiliated with?

Dr. Hou is affiliated with John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek. Dmand AI links Dr. Hou to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou part of?

Dr. Hou is linked to Golden State Orthopedics & Spine.

Does Dr. Andrew Y. Hou accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hou billed Medicare for 2,916 services in 2024, and Dr. Hou accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Andrew Y. Hou offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hou as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou's MIPS score?

Dr. Hou's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Andrew Y. Hou see?

CMS counts 579 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hou in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Andrew Y. Hou board certified?

Yes. Dr. Hou is board certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Pain Medicine.

What services does Dr. Andrew Y. Hou bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hou's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64483).

Where did Dr. Andrew Y. Hou go to medical school?

Dr. Hou graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Andrew Y. Hou prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hou's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pregabalin, Diclofenac Sodium and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Andrew Y. Hou received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $480 in general payments to Dr. Hou from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Andrew Y. Hou been practicing?

Dr. Hou graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Andrew Y. Hou accept?

Dr. Hou is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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