Lauren Sum
Podiatrist · Houston, TX
Lauren Sum is a podiatrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972522399, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas 1729, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Sum
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- 1729 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9515 Bellaire Blvd Ste B, Houston, TX 77036
- Phone
- (713) 988-4848
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 412-9961
- Medicaid ID
- 176307001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050727001248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Sum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
341 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin51 claims
- Ciclopirox46 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl32 claims
- Clotrimazole28 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28 claims
- Gabapentin23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Lauren Sum among 586 podiatrist records in Texas
Lauren Sum is one of 586 podiatrist records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 396 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Texas
There are 586 podiatrist records in Texas.
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The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Qinyu LiHouston, TX 770361376936625
- Trang Nguyen, DPMHouston, TX 770361376567156
- Simon Pan, DPMHouston, TX 770361841394343
- Stuart Peiss, D.P.M.Houston, TX 770361427092055
- Matthew Vu, DPMHouston, TX 770361295350254
- Babak BaharlooHouston, TX 770351740662147
- David Wolf, D.P.M.Houston, TX 770351376546051
- Joanne Short, DPMHouston, TX 770341346395803
Common questions
What is Lauren Sum's NPI number?
Lauren Sum's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972522399, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Sum located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9515 Bellaire Blvd Ste B, Houston, TX, 77036. Phone: (713) 988-4848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Sum's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1729, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Sum prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Sum had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Sum's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.