Derek Chuntao Lou, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Derek Chuntao Lou, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1598964041, issued on Jul 15, 2007. Check the license (Texas 26513575, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Chuntao Lou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- 26513575 TX
01063989A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Dairy Ashford RD., Houston, TX 77079
- Phone
- (713) 932-7290
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 741-4544
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Chuntao Lou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 26513575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $323.73
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Derek Chuntao Lou among 374 plastic surgery physician records in Texas
Derek Chuntao Lou, MD is one of 374 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 374 plastic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erica Bartlett, MDHouston, TX 770791467718551
- Robert Yarish, M.D.Houston, TX 770791063600880
- Jason Bailey, M.D.Houston, TX 770821407059280
- Rebecca Norcini, MDHouston, TX 770821548720592
- Richard Siy, M.D.Houston, TX 770821881981066
- Gregory Smith, MDHouston, TX 770891417032905
- Younghoon Cho, MDHouston, TX 770901427137694
- Robert PetersonHouston, TX 770901235100165
Common questions
What is Derek Chuntao Lou, MD's NPI number?
Derek Chuntao Lou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598964041, issued on Jul 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Chuntao Lou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Dairy Ashford RD., Houston, TX, 77079. Phone: (713) 932-7290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Chuntao Lou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 26513575, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.