Chih-Tao Hou, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Fountain Valley, CA
Chih-Tao Hou, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1992260996, issued on Feb 4, 2019. Check the license (California 2018076138, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chih-Tao Hou
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2018076138 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Warner Ave Ste 270, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (800) 560-9999
- Enumerated
- Feb 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190305000581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8700 Warner Ave Ste 270
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Quynh TranNurse Practitioner1619485521
Verify Chih-Tao Hou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 2018076138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
556 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin92 claims
- Nystatin56 claims
- Santyl53 claims
- Hydrocortisone41 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,451.93
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ming-Wei WU IncBrea, CA
- Professional Wound Specialists PCPomona, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chih-Tao Hou among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Chih-Tao Hou, NP is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fountain Valley
They are 49 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chih-Tao Hou, NP's NPI number?
Chih-Tao Hou, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992260996, issued on Feb 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chih-Tao Hou, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Warner Ave Ste 270, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (800) 560-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chih-Tao Hou, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 2018076138, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chih-Tao Hou, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chih-Tao Hou, NP had 556 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.