Dr. Lei Chu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,445
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 303
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,501
- Publications
- 15
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082
- Practice phone
- Call (281) 293-8307
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Tawakkol Surgical, LLC
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Lei Chu is a urologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Chu practices at Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Chu's NPI, 1831354851, was assigned on July 20, 2008. Dr. Chu graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Chu holds Texas license P2108.
- NPI
- 1831354851NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890943708
- NPI enumeration date
- July 20, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (281) 293-8307
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lei Chu practices at Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas
Dr. Chu's primary practice is Tawakkol Surgical, LLC, at 12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 293-8307.
- Tawakkol Surgical, LLC12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 293-8307
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Lei Chu is affiliated with 6 sites of care
Dr. Chu's primary practice is Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chu is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 3 more hospitals and 1 physician office, 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. Lei Chu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chu practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Tawakkol Surgical, LLC | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lei Chu is one of 872 urologists in Texas
Urology is Dr. Chu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Chu is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Chu's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, TexasPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, pelvic prolapse and prostate cancer among the conditions Dr. Chu treats.
Urologists near Dr. Chu
Counts of urologists 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. Lei Chu billed Medicare for 1,445 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,445 Medicare services from Dr. Chu across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 303 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $85,400 for them.
Dr. Chu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7682024: 7404%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3762024: 3663%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2502024: 2614%
- Imaging
- 2023: 352024: 4529%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 352024: 336%
Where Dr. Chu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,42999%
- In a facility161%
Dr. Chu compared with the Texas median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Chu
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 1,445vs 1,5708% below
- Medicare patients
- 303vs 40024% below
- Part D claims
- 4,345vs 9184.7 times
Medians across 809 urologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chu'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. Lei Chu treated 303 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 158 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chu's median patient age at 66, with 23% women.
Dr. Chu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Chu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12541%
- Men17859%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes40%
- Arthritis35%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Mood disorders21%
- Osteoporosis20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women23%
- Men76%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lei Chu wrote 4,501 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chu wrote 4,501 Medicare Part D claims for 1,125 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,345 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $621,063 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,044 claims across 32 drugs.
Dr. Chu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,995 claims89%
- Brand-name and other506 claims11%
Dr. Chu'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. Chu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%27 of 4,501 claims
- Antibiotics28%1,254 of 4,501 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: 3,0442024: 4,34543%
Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 32 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. Lei Chu ranks in the 67th percentile for prostate resection in Medicare
Dr. Chu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chu as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Chu, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Chu ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Prostate resection
- 67th percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Lei Chu has 15 publications on record
Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Chu, published from 2011 to 2022. 2011 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Cystathionine gamma-Lyase, Treponema and Hemoglobins. Dr. Chu has published most often in Oral Microbiol Immunol. Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors are Anthony Thomas Corcoran, MD, Francis X. Schneck, MD and Zeyad Schwen.
Dr. Chu's papers by year, 2011 to 2022
Topics Dr. Chu writes about most
- Cystathionine gamma-Lyase
- Treponema
- Hemoglobins
- Hemolysis
- Kinetics
- Cysteine
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Enzyme Inhibitors
Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors
- Anthony Thomas Corcoran, MD2 shared papers
- Francis X. Schneck, MD1 shared paper
- Zeyad Schwen1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Chu
Int Urol Nephrol
J Pediatr Urol
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lei Chu received $12,278 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 275 general payments to Dr. Chu from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,500.
General payments to Dr. Chu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Chu by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$5,13442%
- Food and beverage$5,10342%
- Travel and lodging$1,67814%
- Gifts$3633%
Companies that paid Dr. Chu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lei Chu graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine
Dr. Chu graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2006.
- Medical school
- Board certified in urology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lei Chu accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers
Dr. Chu is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +14 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Chu accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO12
- Medicare8
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lei Chu'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| 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. Lei Chu's NPI number?
Dr. Lei Chu's NPI number is 1831354851. It was assigned on July 20, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lei Chu?
Dr. Lei Chu is a urologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Lei Chu practice?
Dr. Chu practices at 12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082. Dr. Chu's primary practice is Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 3 hospitals and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Lei Chu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chu is (281) 293-8307.
What is Dr. Lei Chu's medical license number?
Dr. Chu holds Texas license P2108, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Lei Chu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chu in Texas (2012 to 2026) and Pennsylvania (2006 to 2012).
Which hospitals is Dr. Lei Chu affiliated with?
Dr. Chu is affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Chu to 3 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Lei Chu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chu billed Medicare for 1,445 services in 2024, and Dr. Chu accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Lei Chu offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Chu as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lei Chu see?
CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chu in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Lei Chu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chu is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.
What services does Dr. Lei Chu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: urinary system (51798) and lab and pathology test (81002).
Where did Dr. Lei Chu go to medical school?
Dr. Chu graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. Lei Chu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Alfuzosin HCl ER and Finasteride.
Has Dr. Lei Chu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,278 in general payments to Dr. Chu from 40 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Lei Chu been practicing?
Dr. Chu graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Lei Chu do research?
Dmand AI links 15 publications to Dr. Chu, published from 2011 to 2022.
Who does Dr. Lei Chu publish with?
Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors are Anthony Thomas Corcoran, MD (2 shared papers), Francis X. Schneck, MD (1 shared paper) and Zeyad Schwen (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Lei Chu accept?
Dr. Chu is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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