Dr. Stella Yi Chou, MD

  • Sandy, UT
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1649450628PAC ID1355449307
Medicare services, 2024
280
Medicare patients, 2024
108
Part D claims, 2024
174
Industry payments
$630
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
8789 S Highland Dr, Sandy, UT 84093
Practice phone
Call (801) 943-4999
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Avec Eye Center

Sandy, Utah

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Dr. Stella Yi Chou is an ophthalmologist in Sandy, Utah

Dr. Chou practices at Avec Eye Center in Sandy, Utah.

Dr. Chou's NPI, 1649450628, was assigned on November 7, 2007. Dr. Chou graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Chou holds Utah license 325931-1205.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1355449307
NPI enumeration date
November 7, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(801) 943-4999
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Stella Yi Chou practices at Avec Eye Center in Sandy, Utah

Dr. Chou's primary practice is Avec Eye Center, at 8789 S Highland Dr, Sandy, UT 84093 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 943-4999.

  • Avec Eye Center
    8789 S Highland Dr, Sandy, UT 84093 · Salt Lake CountyPhone(801) 943-4999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Stella Yi Chou is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Chou's primary practice is Avec Eye Center in Sandy, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chou to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

Avec Eye CenterSandy, UtahPrimary
1 physician officeName with a free account
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stella Yi Chou's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Avec Eye CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Stella Yi Chou is one of 189 ophthalmologists in Utah

Ophthalmology is Dr. Chou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Chou is licensed in Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, UtahPrimaryLicense 325931-1205 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Chou

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189ophthalmologists in Utah
4ophthalmologists in Sandy

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Stella Yi Chou billed Medicare for 280 services in 2024

CMS data shows 280 Medicare services from Dr. Chou across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,637 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024280
Medicare patients108
Paid by Medicare$12,637
Procedure codes6

Dr. Chou's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2072024: 16918%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1282024: 11113%

Dr. Chou compared with the Utah median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Chou
  • Utah median
Medicare services
280vs 1,15076% below
Medicare patients
108vs 44676% below
Part D claims
136vs 49172% below

Medians across 189 ophthalmologists in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chou's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Stella Yi Chou treated 108 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chou in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 51 patients. 62% of them have high cholesterol, and 59% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chou's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024108
Average age75
Average risk score0.79

Dr. Chou's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Chou's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6459%
  • Men4441%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chou's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol62%
  2. High blood pressure59%
  3. Arthritis36%
  4. Diabetes31%
  5. Chronic kidney disease21%
  6. Mood disorders20%
  7. Anxiety19%
  8. Depression19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Chou's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Stella Yi Chou wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chou wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 136 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,299 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 172 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024174
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$2,299
Part D patients68

Dr. Chou's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic149 claims86%
  • Brand-name25 claims14%

Dr. Chou'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1722024: 13621%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Stella Yi Chou takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Stella Yi Chou received $630 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Chou from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Hologic Inc paid the most, $200.

General payments to Dr. Chou by program year, 2016 to 2021

General payments to Dr. Chou by kind, 2016 to 2021

$630in total
  • Food and beverage$60696%
  • Education$244%

Companies that paid Dr. Chou the most, 2016 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Stella Yi Chou graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Chou graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolIndiana University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Stella Yi Chou's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Stella Yi Chou's NPI number?

Dr. Stella Yi Chou's NPI number is 1649450628. It was assigned on November 7, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stella Yi Chou?

Dr. Stella Yi Chou is an ophthalmologist in Sandy, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Stella Yi Chou practice?

Dr. Chou practices at 8789 S Highland Dr, Sandy, UT 84093. Dr. Chou's primary practice is Avec Eye Center in Sandy, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chou to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Stella Yi Chou's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chou is (801) 943-4999.

What is Dr. Stella Yi Chou's medical license number?

Dr. Chou holds Utah license 325931-1205.

Does Dr. Stella Yi Chou accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chou billed Medicare for 280 services in 2024, and Dr. Chou accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stella Yi Chou see?

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chou in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Stella Yi Chou bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chou's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92250).

Where did Dr. Stella Yi Chou go to medical school?

Dr. Chou graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Stella Yi Chou prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chou's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Tobramycin-Dexamethasone.

Has Dr. Stella Yi Chou received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $630 in general payments to Dr. Chou from 10 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Hologic Inc.

How long has Dr. Stella Yi Chou been practicing?

Dr. Chou graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

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