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  3. Chih-Tao Hou
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Chih-Tao Hou, NP

NPI: 1992260996
Fountain Valley, CA
1 year of data
Nurse Practitioner
$3.8M
Total Payments
9
Beneficiaries
4.0K
Services
1.31x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$3.8M
Specialty median$25.9K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $3.8M over 1 year
299th percentile in Nurse Practitioner by payments
36 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $3.8M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Nurse Practitioner providers nationally.

63% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (Q4205 โ€” Membrane graft or membrane wrap, per square centimeter).

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid โ€” the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2023$1.2K$952.231.31x$293.59$3.8M4.0K9

Top Procedures (10)

Q4205Membrane graft or membrane wrap, per square centimeter
$2.4M
2.2K services$1.1K/svc1.29x markup
Q4221Amniowrap2, per square centimeter
$685.7K
692 services$990.90/svc1.28x markup
Q4204Xwrap, per square centimeter
$453.4K
420 services$1.1K/svc1.30x markup
Q4250Amnioamp-mp, per square centimeter
$238.0K
184 services$1.3K/svc1.28x markup
99348Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutesโš  3.7x markup
$13.5K
250 services$54.09/svc3.68x markup
15271Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or lessโš  3.3x markup
$9.6K
84 services$113.95/svc3.29x markup
11043Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or lessโš  3.3x markup
$9.3K
54 services$172.75/svc3.26x markup
11042Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or lessโš  3.2x markup
$6.0K
61 services$98.85/svc3.17x markup
99342Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutesโš  3.4x markup
$2.3K
42 services$54.13/svc3.44x markup
99349Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutesโš  3.4x markup
$1.7K
19 services$91.22/svc3.39x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
Q4205Membrane graft or membrane wrap, per square centimeter2.2K$2.4M$1.1K1.29x
Q4221Amniowrap2, per square centimeter692$685.7K$990.901.28x
Q4204Xwrap, per square centimeter420$453.4K$1.1K1.30x
Q4250Amnioamp-mp, per square centimeter184$238.0K$1.3K1.28x
99348Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes250$13.5K$54.093.68x
15271Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less84$9.6K$113.953.29x
11043Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less54$9.3K$172.753.26x
11042Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less61$6.0K$98.853.17x
99342Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes42$2.3K$54.133.44x
99349Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes19$1.7K$91.223.39x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.31x

This provider submits charges 1.31 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.31x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $131. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Fountain Valley, CA

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Data Sources

  • โ€ข Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • โ€ข Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • โ€ข National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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