Lawrence C Hou, MD
Ophthalmology · Santa Clara
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A89635 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2004 · expires 2028-06-30 · Brown University Program in Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Original Medicare doctor bills
$1,745
Medicare paid this office $1,745 for 19 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Cataract surgery | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
19 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Health risk score 1.52. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 63%.
The office billed $6,708, Medicare allowed $3,059 and paid $1,745; for 30 services of 9 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 19 | 30 | 69 | 1.52 | $6,708 | $1,745 |
| 2023 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 3.33 | $4,076 | $858 |
| 2021 | 12 | 20 | 63 | 3.57 | $3,894 | $1,584 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
Medicaid work
$1,458 in 2024
Medicaid paid $1,458 for 25 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 13 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (eg, optical coherence tomography [OCT]), posterior segment, with interpretation and report, unilateral or bilateral; retina | 25 | $1,458 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1 | 13 | $1,458 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$89,150
Pharmacies billed $89,150 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 2,466) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 0%.
2,067 generic and 399 brand-name prescriptions · $89,150 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Latanoprost | 955 | $15,121 | $16 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 275 | $13,948 | $51 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 487 | $12,530 | $26 |
| Cyclosporine | 84 | $8,206 | $98 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 169 | $4,136 | $24 |
See all 14 drugs
| Latanoprost | 955 | $15,121 | $16 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 275 | $13,948 | $51 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 487 | $12,530 | $26 |
| Cyclosporine | 84 | $8,206 | $98 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 169 | $4,136 | $24 |
| Brinzolamide | 13 | $3,645 | $280 |
| Brimonidine | 152 | $3,504 | $23 |
| Timolol Maleate | 124 | $2,720 | $22 |
| Bimatoprost | 20 | $2,500 | $125 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 20 | $1,819 | $91 |
| Dorzolamide | 34 | $920 | $27 |
| Pilocarpine | 15 | $487 | $32 |
| Ofloxacin | 22 | $310 | $14 |
| Erythromycin | 19 | $265 | $14 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 2,466 | 714 | 0% (0) | 16% | $89,150 |
| 2023 | 2,110 | 636 | 0% (0) | 15% | $72,129 |
| 2022 | 1,853 | 567 | 0% (0) | 20% | $93,852 |
| 2021 | 1,732 | 525 | 0% (0) | 16% | $115,473 |
| 2020 | 1,489 | 424 | 0% (0) | 13% | $105,032 |
| 2019 | 1,546 | 432 | 0% (0) | 13% | $89,745 |
| 2018 | 1,350 | 396 | 0% (0) | 18% | $82,031 |
| 2017 | 1,086 | 329 | 0% (0) | 16% | $67,395 |
| 2016 | 1,044 | 299 | 0% (0) | 17% | $72,073 |
| 2015 | 914 | 314 | 0% (0) | 25% | $61,950 |
| 2014 | 1,090 | 308 | 0% (0) | 21% | $69,000 |
| 2013 | 1,140 | 304 | 0% (0) | 35% | $67,329 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 13 drugs
| Latanoprost | 838 | $13,238 | $16 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 434 | $11,285 | $26 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 214 | $10,827 | $51 |
| Cyclosporine | 70 | $7,719 | $110 |
| Bimatoprost | 20 | $3,374 | $169 |
| Brimonidine | 122 | $2,725 | $22 |
| Timolol Maleate | 113 | $2,398 | $21 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 17 | $2,005 | $118 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 111 | $1,984 | $18 |
| Dorzolamide | 36 | $1,078 | $30 |
| Pilocarpine | 13 | $511 | $39 |
| Erythromycin | 30 | $449 | $15 |
| Ofloxacin | 23 | $294 | $13 |
2022: 12 drugs
| Cequa | 69 | $29,753 | $431 |
| Latanoprost | 797 | $14,974 | $19 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 319 | $8,868 | $28 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 162 | $8,023 | $50 |
| Cyclosporine | 22 | $4,293 | $195 |
| Timolol Maleate | 122 | $3,532 | $29 |
| Brimonidine | 123 | $3,212 | $26 |
| Bimatoprost | 14 | $2,864 | $205 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 78 | $1,377 | $18 |
| Dorzolamide | 32 | $943 | $29 |
| Erythromycin | 17 | $259 | $15 |
| Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim | 20 | $225 | $11 |
2021: 13 drugs
| Cequa | 49 | $27,589 | $563 |
| Latanoprost | 718 | $14,130 | $20 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 157 | $9,853 | $63 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 302 | $9,558 | $32 |
| Brimonidine | 118 | $6,185 | $52 |
| Timolol Maleate | 136 | $4,136 | $30 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 11 | $1,653 | $150 |
| Valacyclovir | 14 | $1,147 | $82 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 47 | $1,052 | $22 |
| Dorzolamide | 32 | $1,020 | $32 |
| Erythromycin | 28 | $395 | $14 |
| Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim | 18 | $209 | $12 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | 11 | $152 | $14 |
2020: 12 drugs
| Restasis | 30 | $25,907 | $864 |
| Latanoprost | 696 | $16,187 | $23 |
| Lumigan | 18 | $13,374 | $743 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 239 | $10,344 | $43 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 92 | $4,517 | $49 |
| Brimonidine | 102 | $3,757 | $37 |
| Timolol Maleate | 120 | $3,272 | $27 |
| Dorzolamide | 34 | $1,502 | $44 |
| Valacyclovir | 20 | $1,490 | $75 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 25 | $629 | $25 |
| Erythromycin | 19 | $378 | $20 |
| Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim | 13 | $155 | $12 |
2019: 14 drugs
| Restasis | 36 | $24,216 | $673 |
| Latanoprost | 767 | $15,009 | $20 |
| Lumigan | 20 | $10,131 | $507 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 201 | $9,451 | $47 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 110 | $6,032 | $55 |
| Brimonidine | 116 | $3,880 | $33 |
| Timolol Maleate | 109 | $2,419 | $22 |
| Dorzolamide | 26 | $1,088 | $42 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 25 | $562 | $22 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | 28 | $536 | $19 |
| Pilocarpine | 11 | $507 | $46 |
| Diclofenac | 14 | $325 | $23 |
| Erythromycin | 12 | $265 | $22 |
| Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim | 14 | $163 | $12 |
2018: 10 drugs
| Restasis | 34 | $18,048 | $531 |
| Latanoprost | 586 | $15,677 | $27 |
| Lumigan | 21 | $10,213 | $486 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 141 | $9,602 | $68 |
| Brimonidine | 118 | $4,210 | $36 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 170 | $4,147 | $24 |
| Timolol Maleate | 111 | $1,625 | $15 |
| Diclofenac | 41 | $1,271 | $31 |
| Dorzolamide | 27 | $915 | $34 |
| Pilocarpine | 11 | $632 | $57 |
2017: 10 drugs
| Restasis | 28 | $14,371 | $513 |
| Latanoprost | 478 | $12,224 | $26 |
| Lumigan | 25 | $10,387 | $415 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 73 | $5,113 | $70 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 167 | $4,278 | $26 |
| Brimonidine | 95 | $2,791 | $29 |
| Timolol Maleate | 107 | $1,591 | $15 |
| Dorzolamide | 24 | $707 | $29 |
| Diclofenac | 17 | $368 | $22 |
| Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim | 11 | $109 | $10 |
2016: 11 drugs
| Restasis | 29 | $12,420 | $428 |
| Timoptic Ocudose | 11 | $11,129 | $1,012 |
| Latanoprost | 446 | $11,070 | $25 |
| Lumigan | 29 | $10,089 | $348 |
| Brimonidine | 107 | $5,374 | $50 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 63 | $4,422 | $70 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 146 | $3,588 | $25 |
| Timolol Maleate | 98 | $1,615 | $16 |
| Dorzolamide | 28 | $930 | $33 |
| Diclofenac | 22 | $529 | $24 |
| Ofloxacin | 12 | $176 | $15 |
2015: 12 drugs
| Restasis | 43 | $16,180 | $376 |
| Lumigan | 30 | $10,484 | $349 |
| Latanoprost | 422 | $10,031 | $24 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 109 | $7,585 | $70 |
| Zymaxid | 29 | $5,177 | $179 |
| Timolol Maleate | 74 | $1,161 | $16 |
| Brimonidine | 39 | $1,055 | $27 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 34 | $794 | $23 |
| Diclofenac | 31 | $721 | $23 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 34 | $713 | $21 |
| Dorzolamide | 16 | $328 | $21 |
| Erythromycin | 14 | $255 | $18 |
2014: 11 drugs
| Restasis | 36 | $13,628 | $379 |
| Lumigan | 34 | $13,566 | $399 |
| Latanoprost | 393 | $9,443 | $24 |
| Zymaxid | 49 | $8,353 | $170 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 83 | $6,416 | $77 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 121 | $3,542 | $29 |
| Brimonidine | 92 | $2,928 | $32 |
| Timolol Maleate | 115 | $2,148 | $19 |
| Diclofenac | 73 | $1,738 | $24 |
| Dorzolamide | 37 | $1,111 | $30 |
| Erythromycin | 15 | $308 | $21 |
2013: 12 drugs
| Zymaxid | 102 | $13,145 | $129 |
| Lumigan | 26 | $9,129 | $351 |
| Latanoprost | 322 | $7,222 | $22 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 107 | $4,874 | $46 |
| Restasis | 14 | $4,370 | $312 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 123 | $3,657 | $30 |
| Brimonidine | 84 | $3,377 | $40 |
| Travatan Z | 27 | $3,368 | $125 |
| Diclofenac | 98 | $2,314 | $24 |
| Timolol Maleate | 120 | $2,014 | $17 |
| Dorzolamide | 36 | $1,255 | $35 |
| Erythromycin | 12 | $238 | $20 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1437294469
- Licence
- CA A89635California A89635: Current · expires 2028-06-30
- Trained
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2003
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1700 Alhambra Blvd, Suite 202, Sacramento, CA, 95816
- NPI first listed
- 2007-02-20
- NPI last updated
- 2022-01-06
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.