Dr. Loretta Belle Chou, MD

Dr. Chou practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University.

Dr. Chou's NPI, 1720174287, was assigned on October 4, 2006. Dr. Chou graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Chou holds California license G60695.

Dr. Chou's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive, at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (650) 723-4000.

Dr. Chou's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University. The medical group on file is Stanford Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chou to 1 more hospital, named with a free account. Dr. Chou's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chou practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Foot and ankle surgery is Dr. Chou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XX0004X. Dr. Chou is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chou's licenses on file in 3 states: California, District of Columbia and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists ankle replacement, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, joint or bone infection, joint pain, leg, ankle or foot fracture, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Chou treats.

CMS data shows 217 Medicare services from Dr. Chou across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 133 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,741 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chou in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 62 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chou's median patient age at 55, with 58% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Chou for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chou accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chou as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 59 papers to Dr. Chou, published from 2012 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Biomechanical Phenomena, Orthopedics and Ankle Joint. Dr. Chou has published most often in Foot Ankle Int. Dr. Chou's most frequent co-authors are Robin Neil Kamal, MD, Derek Fakhredean Amanatullah, MD and Marc Raymond Safran, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 179 general payments to Dr. Chou from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $13,646.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Chou, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Chou graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1986.

Dr. Chou is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.