Alanna Chau
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Alanna Chau is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1013379692, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license (California A154447, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alanna Chau
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A154447 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 319-4698
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 219-4908
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190325002556); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alanna Chau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A154447Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,492 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
- Eliquis79 claims
- Furosemide55 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate48 claims
- Gabapentin36 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alanna Chau among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Alanna Chau is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 168 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Alanna Chau's NPI number?
Alanna Chau's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013379692, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alanna Chau located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-4698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alanna Chau's license?
NPPES lists California license number A154447, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alanna Chau prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alanna Chau had 1,492 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alanna Chau's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.