Dr. Louise N. Bacon, MD

Dr. Bacon practices at Mission Surgery Center - Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo, California.

Dr. Bacon's NPI, 1063732428, was assigned on June 9, 2010. Dr. Bacon graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Bacon holds California license 135799.

Dr. Bacon's primary practice is Mission Surgery Center - Mission Viejo, at 26730 Crown Valley Pkwy, 1st Floor, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. The practice phone is (714) 364-2201.

Dr. Bacon's primary practice is Mission Surgery Center - Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Bacon is also affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is OC Surgeons (South Orange County Surgical). Dmand AI also links Dr. Bacon to 2 more medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bacon practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Bacon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Bacon is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Bacon is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Bacon treats.

CMS data shows 401 Medicare services from Dr. Bacon across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,618 for them.

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bacon in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 92 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bacon's median patient age at 65, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bacon wrote 45 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $97 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Bacon for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bacon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 36 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Bacon, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bacon. The most frequent topics are Hernia, Ventral. Dr. Bacon has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Bacon's most frequent co-authors are Derrick J. Beech, MD, Wayne L. Debeatham, MD and Travelyan Marcel Walker, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 213 general payments to Dr. Bacon from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,914.

Dr. Bacon graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Bacon is a member of ACS, AMA and ASMBS.

Dr. Bacon is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.