Dr. Stephen M. Koch, MD

Dr. Koch practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.

Dr. Koch's NPI, 1750325601, was assigned on June 15, 2006. Dr. Koch graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson in 1981. Dr. Koch's Texas license number on file is J0553.

Dr. Koch's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital, at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 790-2221.

Dr. Koch's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dr. Koch is also affiliated with Houston Methodist West Hospital. The medical group on file is AMZ Hospital Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Koch to 4 more hospitals, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Koch practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Koch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Koch is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Koch's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Arizona.

CMS data shows 3,326 Medicare services from Dr. Koch across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 319 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $284,949 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 319 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Koch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 126 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Koch's median patient age at 73, with 40% women.

In 2024, Dr. Koch wrote 1,339 Medicare Part D claims for 328 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 950 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $70,110 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 455 claims across 26 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Koch. The most frequent topics are Calcium, Critical Care and Electric Stimulation. Dr. Koch has published most often in J Crit Care. Dr. Koch's most frequent co-authors are James M. Berry, MD, Michelle Bowman-Howard, MD and Kamal G. Khalil, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Koch from 9 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Mannkind Corporation paid the most, $116.

Dr. Koch graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson in 1981.

Dr. Koch is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.