Leonard Chow in Houston, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), SLEEP MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio
Graduation Year: 2008
The Primary Medical Specialty for Leonard Chow is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Approximate Years of Experience: 16
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6103094180
NPI #: 1720254915
NPI Created On: 05/07/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/15/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
BP10031985
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. X-ray of chest, 2 views
2. Hemoglobin measurement
3. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
4. Measurement of largest amount of air breathed in an out of lungs over one minute
5. Test for exercise-induced lung stress
6. Demonstration and/or evaluation of patient use of aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (ippb) device
7. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
8. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
9. Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort
10. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab
11. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day

They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.