Dr. Lori Ann Hickson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 963
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 172
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,734
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 600 N Union Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130
- Practice phone
- Call (830) 606-9111
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels
New Braunfels, Texas
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Dr. Lori Ann Hickson is an internist in New Braunfels, Texas
Dr. Hickson practices at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels in New Braunfels, Texas.
Dr. Hickson's NPI, 1235196163, was assigned on April 26, 2006. Dr. Hickson graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1996. Dr. Hickson holds Texas license P2259.
- NPI
- 1235196163NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3072637990
- NPI enumeration date
- April 26, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (830) 606-9111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson practices at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels in New Braunfels, Texas
Dr. Hickson's primary practice is Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels, at 600 N Union Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130 in Comal County. The practice phone is (830) 606-9111.
- Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels600 N Union Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130 · Comal CountyPhone(830) 606-9111
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson is affiliated with 10 sites of care
Dr. Hickson's primary practice is Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels in New Braunfels, Texas. Dr. Hickson is also affiliated with Resolute Baptist Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hickson to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 physician office and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lori Ann Hickson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hickson practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels | Available with a free account |
| +9 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lori Ann Hickson is one of 8,437 internists in Texas
Internal medicine is Dr. Hickson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Hickson's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, California, Arizona and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TexasPrimary
- California license
- Arizona license
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alcohol use disorders, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Hickson treats.
Internists near Dr. Hickson
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson billed Medicare for 963 services in 2024
CMS data shows 963 Medicare services from Dr. Hickson across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 172 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,576 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Hickson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,5632024: 50867%
- Other services
- 2023: 1,0062024: 29770%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1562024: 9738%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1122024: 6146%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 412024: 0100%
- Surgery
- 2023: 252024: 0100%
Dr. Hickson compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Hickson
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 963vs 53979% above
- Medicare patients
- 172vs 1909% below
- Part D claims
- 2,162vs 2897.5 times
Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hickson'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
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson treated 172 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 172 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hickson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hickson's median patient age at 75, with 75% women.
Dr. Hickson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Hickson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12774%
- Men4526%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hickson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis51%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Anxiety29%
- Osteoporosis26%
- Atrial fibrillation22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hickson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women75%
- Men23%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson wrote 2,734 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hickson wrote 2,734 Medicare Part D claims for 446 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,162 of them, across 69 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $119,664 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,214 claims across 114 drugs.
Dr. Hickson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,348 claims86%
- Brand-name373 claims14%
- Other13 claims0%
Dr. Hickson'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hickson's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%43 of 2,734 claims
- Antibiotics4%120 of 2,734 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,2142024: 2,16259%
Drugs named by CMS: 69 in 2024, 114 in 2023.
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. Lori Ann Hickson scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Hickson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hickson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hickson as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Hickson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 65.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 80of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
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. Lori Ann Hickson received $783 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Hickson from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $175.
General payments to Dr. Hickson by program year, 2016 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Hickson the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Hickson, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Hickson
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Dr. Hickson graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1996.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Hickson is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Hickson accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare8
- HMO5
- POS4
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lori Ann Hickson'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lori Ann Hickson's NPI number?
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson's NPI number is 1235196163. It was assigned on April 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lori Ann Hickson?
Dr. Lori Ann Hickson is an internist in New Braunfels, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Lori Ann Hickson practice?
Dr. Hickson practices at 600 N Union Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130. Dr. Hickson's primary practice is Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-New Braunfels in New Braunfels, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hickson to 3 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 physician office and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Lori Ann Hickson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hickson is (830) 606-9111.
What is Dr. Lori Ann Hickson's medical license number?
Dr. Hickson holds Texas license P2259, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Lori Ann Hickson been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hickson in Texas (2012 to 2027), California (since 2001), Arizona (1999 to 2002) and Illinois (1996 to 1999).
Which hospitals is Dr. Lori Ann Hickson affiliated with?
Dr. Hickson is affiliated with Resolute Baptist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Hickson to 3 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Lori Ann Hickson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hickson billed Medicare for 963 services in 2024, and Dr. Hickson accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Lori Ann Hickson offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hickson as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Lori Ann Hickson's MIPS score?
Dr. Hickson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lori Ann Hickson see?
CMS counts 172 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hickson in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Lori Ann Hickson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hickson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G0442).
Where did Dr. Lori Ann Hickson go to medical school?
Dr. Hickson graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Lori Ann Hickson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hickson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Lori Ann Hickson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $783 in general payments to Dr. Hickson from 15 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Lori Ann Hickson been practicing?
Dr. Hickson graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Lori Ann Hickson accept?
Dr. Hickson is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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