Dr. Thai Phou
What this data tells you about Dr. Phou
Dr. Thai Phou is a surgical physician assistant in La Puente, CA, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Phou performed 5,750 Medicare services across 525 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Phou received a total of $560 from 8 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 15 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgical physician assistant. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Phou is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Membrane graft or wrap, per square centimeter Application of a membrane graft or wrap to a surgical site, measured by each square centimeter of area covered. |
2,286 | $1,093 | $1,400 |
| Amniowrap, per square centimeter Application of a biologic membrane wrap to a wound surface, measured by area. |
1,374 | $991 | $1,264 |
| Xwrap, per square centimeter | 672 | $1,098 | $1,400 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity A physician visits an existing patient at their residence to provide care involving a low level of medical decision making. The visit lasts at least 30 minutes. |
414 | $54 | $201 |
| Skin substitute graft application, 25 sq cm or less Application of a skin substitute graft to a wound on the trunk, arms, or legs covering 25 square centimeters or less. |
301 | $116 | $376 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity A daily follow-up visit for an existing patient in a nursing facility involving straightforward medical decision making. The visit requires at least 15 minutes of time if time is used to determine the level of care. |
193 | $54 | $165 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity A home visit for an established patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 40 minutes of time if time is used to determine the level of service. |
140 | $91 | $309 |
| Skin and tissue removal, 20 sq cm or less This procedure involves the surgical excision of skin and underlying tissue from an area measuring 20 square centimeters or smaller. |
105 | $99 | $314 |
| Muscle or tissue removal, 20 sq cm or less This procedure involves the surgical removal of muscle or other tissue from the body. The total area of the removed tissue is 20.0 square centimeters or less. |
92 | $173 | $565 |
| Home visit, new patient, low complexity A home visit for a new patient involving a low level of medical decision making. The visit lasts at least 30 minutes when time is used to determine the level of service. |
86 | $53 | $186 |
| Skin substitute graft, additional 25 sq cm Application of a skin substitute graft to an additional 25 square centimeters of a wound on the trunk, arms, or legs. |
46 | $18 | $61 |
| Home visit, new patient, moderate complexity A home visit for a new patient involving moderate medical decision making, lasting at least 60 minutes. |
41 | $95 | $435 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2023)
All-time payments by company (2021-2023) ›
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.7 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2023 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Phou is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in CA), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 15 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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