NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Nashua, NH

Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Nashua, New Hampshire, and NPI 1164487781, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (New Hampshire 14417, as entered in NPPES) on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine; 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
1164487781
Name
Joseph Chung-Fu Hou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
14417 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8 Prospect St, Nashua, NH 03060
Phone
(603) 886-0290
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(603) 577-3228
Medicaid ID
3074741 NH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090820000215); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2002
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 8 Prospect St

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

  1. Douglas Allen, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1528098837
  2. Allisa Alpert, DOInternal Medicine Physician1851880447
  3. Tahani Alturkistani, M.DDiagnostic Radiology Physician1396975496
  4. Valerie Atkins, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1073605218
  5. Brett BakerSurgery Physician1700272333
  6. Chad Bandosz, PAPhysician Assistant1912635178

Verify Joseph Chung-Fu Hou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Hampshire Board of Medicine
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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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91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,719 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.

  1. Joseph Hou2,719
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta510 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa383 claims
  3. Prednisone252 claims
  4. Breo Ellipta149 claims
  5. Anoro Ellipta138 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium108 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: $8.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inogen, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Hou$8.17
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

3 hospitals and group practices

  1. Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicManchester, NH
  3. Intensive Care Consortium IncManchester, NH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Joseph Chung-Fu Hou among 86 pulmonary disease physician records in New Hampshire

Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD is one of 86 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 69 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Hampshire

There are 86 pulmonary disease physician records in New Hampshire.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Naim Aoun, M.D.Nashua, NH 030601457323354
  2. Christopher Daigle, M.D.Nashua, NH 030601861503567
  3. Gregory Fanaras, M.D.Nashua, NH 030601164409892
  4. Branko Kesler, MDNashua, NH 030601659366193
  5. Mark Pohlman, M.D.Nashua, NH 030601700044641
  6. William Stephan, M.D.Nashua, NH 030601033196720
  7. Eduardo Velez Calderon, MDNashua, NH 030601154340271
  8. Michael Laidlaw, MDDerry, NH 030381952342016

Common questions

What is Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164487781, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Prospect St, Nashua, NH, 03060. Phone: (603) 886-0290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 14417, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire Board of Medicine at https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Chung-Fu Hou, MD had 2,719 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.