Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Andrew Hou, MD

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Sarasota, FL

Andrew Hou, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Sarasota, Florida, and NPI 1104288547, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME147881, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1104288547
Name
Andrew Hou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
License number
ME147881 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3920 Bee Ridge RD Unit 101, Sarasota, FL 34233
Phone
(941) 226-8000
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024

1,133 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,306 among the 282 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

  1. Andrew Hou1,133
  2. Specialty average1,306

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost304 claims
  2. Moxifloxacin175 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate137 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate116 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate69 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol68 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

No measured Medicare quality score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $584.33

16 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 247 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,865.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Hou$584.33
  2. Specialty average$3,865.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Florida

There are 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Florida.

Other cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Florida

  1. William Albert, M.D.Boca Raton, FL1205827540
  2. Guillermo Amescua, MDMiami, FL1376734095
  3. Christopher Barron, MDMelbourne, FL1477085561
  4. Nicholas Bottaro, D.O., M.H.S.A.Odessa, FL1396193611
  5. Alec Chaleff, MDPlantation, FL1598298895
  6. Ilan Epstein, MDPlantation, FL1760725626
  7. Isi Esquenazi, M.D.Miami, FL1962893461
  8. Bradley Fouraker, MDBrandon, FL1467445866
  9. Allister Gibbons Fell, M.D.Naples, FL1548524465
  10. Payman Haft, MDMelbourne, FL1952512964

Common questions

What is Andrew Hou, MD's NPI number?

Andrew Hou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104288547, issued on Mar 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Hou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3920 Bee Ridge RD Unit 101, Sarasota, FL, 34233. Phone: (941) 226-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Hou, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME147881, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Andrew Hou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Hou, MD had 1,133 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Andrew Hou, MD's Medicare quality score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.