LOUIS LUX, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 805 W 37TH ST, AUSTIN, TX, 78705, with a listed phone of (512) 421-4280. NPI 1407872955 was issued on 07/15/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what LUX most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,560 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 247 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $232K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 48.3%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 89.4449/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 75.8575), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 50 enrolled providers across 22 states and an average of 665 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.