Individual provider Active NPI

Nova Hou, MD

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
  • Palo Alto, CA
National Provider Identifier
1245792118
Registry record updated Dec 1, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation PhysicianTaxonomy code 208100000X
License
A204109 Issued in CA
Practice address
725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1601
Phone
(650) 497-8000
NPI assigned
Apr 1, 2019
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Dec 1, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X A204109 CA Primary
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X 125.081134 IL

Addresses

Primary practice location

725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1601

Mailing address

725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1601
Phone (559) 497-8000

Other practice location 1

420 E Superior St Ste 9-900
Chicago, IL 60611-4494
Phone (713) 487-6787

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20250826004290 CA Practitioner - Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPractitioner - Other (Physician) 9638537681 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Education
Other, 2019
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
LPCH Medical Group Div of LucileGroup PAC ID 0840298543, 332 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1601
Phone (650) 498-7200

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
A204109CAMDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
125.081134ILMDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
LPCH Medical Group Div of Lucile CurrentSince Aug 11, 2025 Accepting new patients
Stanford Health Care Current Accepting new patients
Stanford Health Care CurrentSince Aug 11, 2025 Accepting new patients
Stanford Health Care CurrentSince Aug 11, 2025 Accepting new patients

Locations

725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone (650) 497-8979

300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone (650) 498-5710

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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