Dr. Richard J. Ou, MD

Dr. Ou practices at Houston Eye Surgery Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Ou's NPI, 1053319301, was assigned on July 11, 2005. Dr. Ou graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Ou holds Texas license L7086.

Dr. Ou's primary practice is Houston Eye Surgery Center, at 2855 Gramercy St, Houston, TX 77025 in Harris County. The practice phone is (832) 553-7171.

Dr. Ou's primary practice is Houston Eye Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ou to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Ophthalmology is Dr. Ou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Ou is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ou's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and California.

Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Ou treats.

CMS data shows 2,475 Medicare services from Dr. Ou across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,068 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $207,282 for them.

CMS counts 1,068 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ou in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 494 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ou's median patient age at 75, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ou wrote 4,713 Medicare Part D claims for 1,120 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,588 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $556,417 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,419 claims across 30 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Ou for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ou accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 291 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Ou, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Ou. The most frequent topics are Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ, Lasers, Excimer and Patient Satisfaction. Dr. Ou has published most often in Ophthalmology. Dr. Ou's most frequent co-authors are Richard L. Abbott, MD, Dimitri T. Azar, MD and Anne E. Chang-Godinich, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ou to 2 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 3 studies. Conditions studied include Cataract, Hyperemia and Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca. Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 201 general payments to Dr. Ou from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,351.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Ou, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Ou graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Ou is a member of AAO and ACS.

Dr. Ou is in network with 24 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.