NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Xiaoying Lou

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Atlanta, GA

Xiaoying Lou is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1740679612, issued on Jan 15, 2015. Check the license on the Georgia Composite 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
1740679612
Name
Xiaoying Lou
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
35.144998 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1192 Kendron LN, Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone
(952) 486-3871
Enumerated
Jan 15, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220804003351); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2015
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Xiaoying Lou12
  2. Specialty average101

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: $2,746.25

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Artivion, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Xiaoying Lou$2,746.25
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

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.

Xiaoying Lou among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia

Xiaoying Lou is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1998 among the 111 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Georgia

There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohamed Abdelkhalek, MBBCH,MSC,FRCS(CTH)Atlanta, GA 303221225950074
  2. Phil Botha, MBCHB, PHDAtlanta, GA 303221295174902
  3. Joshua Chan, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221083020275
  4. Edward ChiouAtlanta, GA 303221699338467
  5. Ashley Dawson, MDAtlanta, GA 303221750815007
  6. Christopher HeAtlanta, GA 303221023740776
  7. Mohan John, M.B.B.S.Atlanta, GA 303221346522463
  8. Amalia Jonsson, MDAtlanta, GA 303221912392499

Common questions

What is Xiaoying Lou's NPI number?

Xiaoying Lou's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740679612, issued on Jan 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Xiaoying Lou located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1192 Kendron LN, Atlanta, GA, 30329. Phone: (952) 486-3871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Xiaoying Lou's license?

Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Xiaoying Lou prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Xiaoying Lou had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.