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Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD

(Joseph C. Hou, MD)

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Brown Medical School, Providence, RI (2002)

87 McGregor Street
Manchester, NH 03102

(603) 645-6407

Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD is a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Brown Medical School, Providence, RI in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD is affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics, Catholic Medical Center, Dartmouth Health and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester.

Office Locations

87 McGregor Street
Manchester, NH 03102

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In The News

“Dr. Joseph Hou, right, speaks with colleagues as he does rounds inside Catholic Medical Center s ICU in December 2021.”—"Three years later, New Hampshire s still feeling the effects of the COVID pandemic - Concord Monitor", Concord Monitor, March 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

counseling services

lung cancer screening counseling

In 2023, Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD had a list price for counseling services, and lung cancer screening counseling that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New Hampshire. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2023, Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New Hampshire.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	43
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	764
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
minimally invasive procedures	14
preventive care	21
pulmonary testing	257
vaccines	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	20
catheterization	12
doctor visit	742
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218
preventive care	26
pulmonary testing	266
vaccines	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	72
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	12
bronchoscopy	13
catheterization	12
doctor visit	852
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
pulmonary testing	305

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	62
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	724
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
preventive care	61
pulmonary testing	180
vaccines	61

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	732

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	138
Less than 65	250

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	38
catheterization	31
doctor visit	549
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
pulmonary testing	203

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	64
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	28
catheterization	20
doctor visit	612
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
pulmonary testing	260

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	65
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	43
catheterization	17
doctor visit	561
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
minimally invasive procedures	11
pulmonary testing	216

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	63
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	30
doctor visit	633
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
pulmonary testing	217

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	541
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	53
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2020 were pulmonary testing, bronchoscopy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	39
counseling services	16
doctor visit	588
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	16
pulmonary testing	129

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	53
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and counseling services.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	21
counseling services	23
doctor visit	620
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
preventive care	23
pulmonary testing	150

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	54
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and counseling services.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
counseling services	22
doctor visit	598
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
preventive care	22
pulmonary testing	247

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	44
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Manchester, NH were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and vaccines.

bronchoscopy	27
catheterization	18
counseling services	20
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	658
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
minimally invasive procedures	12
preventive care	28
pulmonary testing	220
vaccines	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	553
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	174
85 and over	60
Less than 65	112
65 to 74	236

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	15
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD graduated from Brown Medical School, Providence, RI in 2002. He completed residency at Brown Medical School, Providence, RI. He is certified by the Board certification: Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in New Hampshire.

Medical School: Brown Medical School, Providence, RI (2002)

Residency: Brown Medical School, Providence, RI (2005)

Board Certification: Board certification: Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: New Hampshire

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC)

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics

Catholic Medical Center

Dartmouth Health

Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph C. Hou, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Covidien LP	$1,058 superDimension $1,028	Covidien $30
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$264 STIOLTO $51	OFEV $18	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $15	$179
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$150 XOLAIR $150
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$147 BREO $125	ANORO $14	$8
ABIOMED	$39 Impella $39
Other	$91 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $38	EKOSONIC $20	EpiPen $18	FASENRA $14

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,007
Food and Beverage	$525
Consulting Fee	$150
Education	$66

Biography

Dr. Joseph Hou's specialties are pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and critical care (intensive care medicine). He is professionally affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics, Catholic Medical Center, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). After completing medical school at Brown University, Alpert Medical School, Dr. Hou performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Brown University. He has received professional recognition including the following: Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine).