Surgery
Carcinoma, NeuroendocrineCell Line, TumorLiver Neoplasms, Experimental
Irene Lou
NPI1790084135PAC ID6901184514
- Medicare services, 2024
- 112
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 59
- Part D claims, 2024
- 19
- Publications
- 8
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Practice phone
- Call (718) 250-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Irene Lou is a general surgeon in Brooklyn, New York
Irene Lou practices at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, part of The Brooklyn Hospital Center.
Irene Lou's NPI, 1790084135, was assigned on March 24, 2011. Irene Lou graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2011. Irene Lou holds New York license 293515.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1790084135NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6901184514
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (718) 250-8000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Irene Lou practices at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York
Irene Lou's primary practice is The Brooklyn Hospital Center, at 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201 in Kings County. The practice phone is (718) 250-8000.
- The Brooklyn Hospital Center121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201 · Kings CountyPhone(718) 250-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Irene Lou is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups
Irene Lou's primary practice is The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, part of The Brooklyn Hospital Center. The medical group on file is Mount Sinai Institute for Liver Medicine. Dmand AI also links Irene Lou to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Irene Lou's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Irene Lou practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The Brooklyn Hospital Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Irene Lou is one of 1,604 general surgeons in New York
Surgery is Irene Lou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Irene Lou is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, New YorkPrimary
General surgeons near Irene Lou
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,604general surgeons in New York147general surgeons in Brooklyn6general surgeons at The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Irene Lou billed Medicare for 112 services in 2024
CMS data shows 112 Medicare services from Irene Lou across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 59 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,936 for them.
Medicare services, 2024112
Medicare patients59
Paid by Medicare$15,936
Procedure codes5
Irene Lou's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 212024: 78271%
- Imaging
- 2023: 122024: 1850%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 16
Where Irene Lou's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office10089%
- In a facility1211%
Irene Lou compared with the New York median for general surgeons, 2024
- Irene Lou
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 112vs 15427% below
- Medicare patients
- 59vs 10946% below
- Part D claims
- 13vs 2446% below
Medians across 1,502 general surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Irene Lou's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Irene Lou treated 59 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Irene Lou in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 53% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Irene Lou's median patient age at 61, with 73% women.
Medicare patients, 202459
Average age73
Average risk score2.15
Also on Medicaid53%
Irene Lou's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Irene Lou's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4576%
- Men1424%
Chronic conditions among Irene Lou's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes54%
- Arthritis44%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Mood disorders25%
- Asthma24%
- Stroke or TIA24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Irene Lou's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women73%
- Men26%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Irene Lou wrote 19 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Irene Lou wrote 19 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $24 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202419
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$24
Part D patients13
Irene Lou's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019
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, 2017 to 2019
- 2017
- 2019
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2017: 162019: 1319%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2019, 1 in 2017.
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
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Irene Lou has 8 publications on record
Dmand AI links 8 papers to Irene Lou, published from 2015 to 2017. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Parathyroidectomy, Hyperparathyroidism, Primary and Incidental Findings. Irene Lou has published most often in Surgery. Irene Lou's most frequent co-authors are Rebecca S. Sippel, MD, Courtney Joshua Balentine and David P. Foley, MD.
Papers8
Years published2015 to 2017
Irene Lou's papers by year, 2015 to 2017
Topics Irene Lou writes about most
- Parathyroidectomy
- Hyperparathyroidism, Primary
- Incidental Findings
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Kidney Transplantation
- Parathyroid Hormone
- Thyroid Neoplasms
Irene Lou's most frequent co-authors
- Rebecca S. Sippel, MD6 shared papers
- Courtney Joshua Balentine2 shared papers
- David P. Foley, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Irene Lou
Ann Surg Oncol
Analgesics, OpioidMorphineOutpatients
How long should we follow patients after apparently curative parathyroidectomy? (opens in a new tab)
Surgery
Analysis of VarianceHyperparathyroidism, PrimaryParathyroidectomy
Hyperparathyroidism, PrimaryIncidental FindingsParathyroidectomy
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Irene Lou received $214 in industry payments in 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Irene Lou from 1 drug or device company in 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $214.
Companies that paid Irene Lou the most, 2023 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Irene Lou graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc)
Irene Lou graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Irene Lou's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Irene Lou's NPI number?
Irene Lou's NPI number is 1790084135. It was assigned on March 24, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Irene Lou specialize in?
Irene Lou is a general surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Irene Lou practice?
Irene Lou practices at 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Irene Lou's primary practice is The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, part of The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Dmand AI also links Irene Lou to 1 medical group.
What is Irene Lou's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Irene Lou is (718) 250-8000.
What is Irene Lou's medical license number?
Irene Lou holds New York license 293515.
Which hospitals is Irene Lou affiliated with?
Irene Lou practices at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York.
What medical group is Irene Lou part of?
Irene Lou is linked to Mount Sinai Institute for Liver Medicine. Dmand AI links Irene Lou to 1 more medical group.
Does Irene Lou accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Irene Lou billed Medicare for 112 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Irene Lou see?
CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Irene Lou in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Irene Lou bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Irene Lou's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), ultrasound (76536) and office visit, new patient (99205).
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Where did Irene Lou go to medical school?
Irene Lou graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2011.
What drugs does Irene Lou prescribe most?
In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Irene Lou's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Irene Lou received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $214 in general payments to Irene Lou from 1 company from 2023 to 2023. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Irene Lou been practicing?
Irene Lou graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Irene Lou do research?
Dmand AI links 8 publications to Irene Lou, published from 2015 to 2017.
Who does Irene Lou publish with?
Irene Lou's most frequent co-authors are Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (6 shared papers), Courtney Joshua Balentine (2 shared papers) and David P. Foley, MD (2 shared papers).
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