What is Douglas Koch's specialty?

Douglas Koch (NPI 1881683233) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Houston, TX.

Where does Douglas Koch practice?

Douglas Koch practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881683233.

How much does Medicare pay Douglas Koch?

Douglas Koch (NPI 1881683233) received approximately $211K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 481 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881683233

Douglas KochM.D.

OphthalmologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,098

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,456

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$194K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

350

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$28K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

43.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate117 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl109 claims

Bromfenac Sodium37 claims

Fluorometholone25 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$11K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$6K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$325

Honoraria$32

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$6K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$325

Honoraria$32

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Douglas Koch's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER	184	747
FIELDS, KATHLEEN	66	212
Melissa Wolf Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Houston, TX	58	173
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER	47	82
MORETTO, MATTHEW	38	99
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	36	90
SELASSIE, RAHEL	35	85
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	24	69
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	20	57
BIEGEL, DIANE	18	40
Francis Manuel Optometry · Houston, TX	16	38

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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