Dr. Loren Ost, MD

Dr. Ost practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs in Sulphur Springs, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Ost's NPI, 1275526998, was assigned on August 29, 2005. Dr. Ost graduated from SIU School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Ost holds Texas license P1380.

Dr. Ost's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs, at 115 Airport Rd, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 in Hopkins County. The practice phone is (903) 885-7671.

Dr. Ost's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs in Sulphur Springs, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Ost is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ost to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ost practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Ost's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Ost is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ost's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and pelvic prolapse among the conditions Dr. Ost treats.

CMS data shows 458 Medicare services from Dr. Ost across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 310 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,490 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 310 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ost in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 140 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ost's median patient age at 71, with 34% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ost wrote 912 Medicare Part D claims for 365 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 795 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $22,579 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,258 claims across 21 drugs.

Dr. Ost accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ost in 2012.

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Ost from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Axonics, Inc. paid the most, $160.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ost, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Ost graduated from SIU School of Medicine in 1993.

Dr. Ost is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.