Joshua Honghan Hou, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Joshua Honghan Hou, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1508091786, issued on May 18, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036132451, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Honghan Hou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036132451 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1855 W Taylor St # MC648, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-6590
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 996-7770
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140731000744); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1855 W Taylor St # MC648
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Kowalczyk, M.D., M.B.A.Otolaryngology Physician1437599842
- Yannek Leiderman, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmology Physician1164586616
Verify Joshua Honghan Hou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036132451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate237 claims
- Latanoprost79 claims
- Ofloxacin72 claims
- Moxifloxacin58 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol55 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate43 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $179.15
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 3 group practices
- Fairview Express CareSaint Paul, MN
- University OF Minnesota Health Clinics And Surgery Center IncMinneapolis, MN
- University OF Minnesota PhysiciansMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Honghan Hou among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Joshua Honghan Hou, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robison Chan, MDChicago, IL 606121144204397
- Ali D'Jalilian, MDChicago, IL 606121649299363
- James Goodwin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121023038783
- Richard Grostern, MDChicago, IL 606121902881170
- Sandeep Jain, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121972616613
- Charlotte JoslinChicago, IL 606121194735217
Common questions
What is Joshua Honghan Hou, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Honghan Hou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508091786, issued on May 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Honghan Hou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 W Taylor St # MC648, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-6590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Honghan Hou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036132451, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Honghan Hou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Honghan Hou, MD had 1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Honghan Hou, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.