Dr. Eugene C Lou , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Houston, TX
915 Gessner Rd Ste 470
Houston, TX 770242566
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Eugene Lou is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on October 10, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,323 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 249 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 247 service units.
- 20610 — Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint: 172 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 15 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,230 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Meloxicam — 528 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methylprednisolone — 348 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cephalexin — 101 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 107 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 867. Middle half: 151 to 3,957.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 919 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,519. Middle half: 435 to 3,979.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 793 in 2020 to 1,323 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
915 Gessner Rd Ste 470
Houston, TX 770242566
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Minivasive Pain Specialists,Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Baylor College Of Medicine
1994
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
204 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $135,185 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $99,713 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,375 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$9,227 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,860.53 across 16 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $957.37 across 3 records.
- Food and Beverage: $825.92 across 12 records.
- Education: $77.24 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.: $1,506.26 across 11 records.
- Stryker Corporation: $159.79 across 2 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $105.62 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
32 years (graduated 1994)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1994 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lou has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lou as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 107 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 867. Middle half: 151 to 3,957.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 919 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,519. Middle half: 435 to 3,979.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 107 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $70,718. Middle half: $12,747 to $155,375.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 919 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $92,753. Middle half: $33,221 to $185,843.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 107 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $53,292. Middle half: $9,036 to $117,676.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 919 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $69,085. Middle half: $24,465 to $138,110.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 293. Middle half: 110 to 708.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 920 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 324. Middle half: 139 to 661.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,989. Middle half: $729 to $7,590.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 920 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,695. Middle half: $1,001 to $6,758.
189 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Houston, TX (1,521 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
5.3% of these 189 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.6% of these 189 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 67% from 793 in 2020 to 1,323 in 2024.
- 2020: 793
- 2021: 938
- 2022: 1,065
- 2023: 1,068
- 2024: 1,323
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 48% from $91,214 in 2020 to $135,185 in 2024.
- 2020: $91,214
- 2021: $99,774
- 2022: $132,795
- 2023: $125,478
- 2024: $135,185
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 47% from $67,759 in 2020 to $99,713 in 2024.
- 2020: $67,759
- 2021: $74,907
- 2022: $98,818
- 2023: $93,272
- 2024: $99,713
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 124% from 548 in 2020 to 1,230 in 2024.
- 2020: 548
- 2021: 712
- 2022: 884
- 2023: 978
- 2024: 1,230
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 119% from 627 in 2020 to 1,375 in 2024.
- 2020: 627
- 2021: 845
- 2022: 1,000
- 2023: 1,066
- 2024: 1,375
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 102% from $4,571 in 2020 to $9,227 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,571
- 2021: $5,060
- 2022: $7,264
- 2023: $9,071
- 2024: $9,227
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 26% from $2,525.93 in 2021 to $1,860.53 in 2025.
- 2021: $2,525.93
- 2022: $5,091.09
- 2023: $639.48
- 2024: $16.80
- 2025: $1,860.53
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 16 records totaling $1,860.53.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $472.83 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $449.54 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $145.00 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $117.59 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $97.99 |
| Medinc of Texas |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $88.86 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $77.24 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INCEPTIV | General | $72.25 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $70.77 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $70.77 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $48.99 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $48.99 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $35.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INCEPTIV | General | $33.37 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Oxford | General | $16.55 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KNOTILUS ANCHOR, 3.5MM | General | $14.79 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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249 | 126 | $298.00 | $128.87 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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247 | 131 | $202.00 | $90.90 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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172 | 49 | $191.00 | $76.16 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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167 | 21 | $6.00 | $0.97 |
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J7323
Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose
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152 | 27 | $414.00 | $119.56 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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110 | 77 | $100.00 | $40.67 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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61 | 61 | $456.00 | $169.09 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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36 | 31 | $83.00 | $34.76 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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27 | 20 | $116.00 | $47.18 |
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29880
Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope
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22 | 21 | $1717.00 | $189.73 |
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29876
Removal of joint lining from multiple knee joint compartments using an endoscope
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21 | 20 | $1853.00 | $629.04 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $299.00 | $112.69 |
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J1040
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg
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16 | 11 | $37.00 | $9.67 |
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23410
Repair of acute torn shoulder rotator cuff
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13 | 12 | $2312.00 | $684.80 |
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29824
Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope
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11 | 11 | $1877.00 | $301.25 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 528 | 20,052 | $2,215.13 | 187 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 348 | 2,113 | $2,334.53 | 215 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 101 | 630 | $615.08 | 77 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 97 | 501 | $947.89 | 71 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 41 | 1,245 | $392.77 | 25 |
| Nabumetone | Nabumetone | 32 | 900 | $244.95 | 13 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 24 | 147 | $79.10 | 17 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 23 | 690 | $1,024.69 | — |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 18 | 112 | $49.93 | 16 |
| Lidocaine | Lidocaine | 18 | 620 | $1,322.69 | 13 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-01-31NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20120402000359
TX
8123052776
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Minivasive Pain Specialists,pllc
6002 Rogerdale Rd, Houston, TX 770721660
Phone: 3468006001
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 5730, BELFAST, ME 049155700
Registered at 915 GESSNER RD STE 470, HOUSTON, TX 770242566 (Tel: 7137227454)
Recorded as EUGENE LOU, MD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 909 FROSTWOOD DR, SUITE 340, HOUSTON, TX 770242301 (Tel: 7137227454)
Registered at 7401 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX 770304509 (Tel: 7137992300)
Recorded as EUGENE LOU
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX K2954)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Houston
- Dr. Anthony Melillo, MD
- Dr. Sherwin Siff, MD
- Dr. Mark Brinker, MD
- Dr. Andrey Zuskov, MD
- Dr. Henock Wolde-Semait, MD
- Dr. Donald Baxter, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 5730
Belfast, ME 049155700