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Michael Lou, MD

NPI 1477915551ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Palos Heights, IL

Hospitalist (MD) in Palos Heights, Illinois, trained at Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (class of 2016). 213 Medicare patients in 2024, $52,843 paid; nearly all of their 302 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Boston Scientific Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $43.36 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1477915551
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 28, 2016
Last updated in NPPESNov 29, 2021
Certified by providerNov 29, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Hospitalist Primary208M00000X036152062IL
Internal Medicine207R00000X125.068965IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (IL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients213
Services billed569 across 9 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$52,843

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)302 · 329 30-day fills
Patients133
Total drug cost$12,952
Generic share90% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyHospitalist
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$43.36 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$29.90 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Boston Scientific Corporation$28.141
Pfizer Inc.$15.221

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$43.36 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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