Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Louis E Costa, DO

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1679694723

Louis E Costa, DO practises General Surgery in Dover, Delaware. Graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002, 24 years ago. Practices with Wayne County Hospital, a 45-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Delaware.

Years since qualifying
24
Trained at
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Licensed in
DE
In the registry since
2007
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

230 Beiser Blvd Ste 200
Dover, DE 19904-7792
Phone: (302) 505-0045
Fax: (888) 873-9653
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence C20010788 (DE)

Record details

NPI number1679694723
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 3, 2007
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 29, 2021
Certification dateSeptember 29, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolPHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduated 2002 (24 years in practice)
Group practice Wayne County Hospital — 45 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 12 times · 44th percentile
Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients44
Services billed 110 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Wayne County Hospital

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 45 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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