NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gin Wen Lou

Family Medicine Physician · Waxhaw, NC

Gin Wen Lou is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Waxhaw, North Carolina, and NPI 1548577232, issued on Sep 2, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-00453, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548577232
Name
Gin Wen Lou
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2014-00453 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3614 S Providence RD Ste 200, Waxhaw, NC 28173
Phone
(704) 384-8640
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2024
Fax
(704) 384-8650
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141114000650); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3614 S Providence RD Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christopher Foster, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1295081123
  2. Thao Nguyen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1073798419
  3. Resha Shrestha, MDFamily Medicine Physician1770147084

Verify Gin Wen Lou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2014-00453
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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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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,834 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gin Lou3,834
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium303 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium161 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate157 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium157 claims
  6. Lisinopril142 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: $400.73

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Averitas Pharma Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gin Lou$400.73
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC
  2. The Weston Group IncCharlotte, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gin Wen Lou among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Gin Wen Lou is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Waxhaw

They are 13 of the 451 NPPES records with a practice address in Waxhaw, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anietra Bailey, MDWaxhaw, NC 281731851854764
  2. Adam Culver, M.D.Waxhaw, NC 281731689028664
  3. Raeburn Evans, M.D.Waxhaw, NC 281731578715439
  4. Howard Guthmann, M.D.Waxhaw, NC 281731134181118
  5. Jody Holler, MDWaxhaw, NC 281731114928611
  6. Robert Malecki, M.D.Waxhaw, NC 281731497979611
  7. Thao Nguyen, M.D.Waxhaw, NC 281731073798419
  8. Kavita Shanker-Patel, M.D.Waxhaw, NC 281731124384789

Common questions

What is Gin Wen Lou's NPI number?

Gin Wen Lou's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548577232, issued on Sep 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gin Wen Lou located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3614 S Providence RD Ste 200, Waxhaw, NC, 28173. Phone: (704) 384-8640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gin Wen Lou's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-00453, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gin Wen Lou prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gin Wen Lou had 3,834 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.