Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Flushing, NY
Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Flushing, New York, and NPI 1780619692, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (New York 224712, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Chinyung Wu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 224712 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 133-47 Sanford Ave, Flushing, NY 11355
- Phone
- (718) 762-2113
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 961-8665
- Medicaid ID
- 02334370 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130725000982); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 133-47 Sanford Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alexander Chinyung Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 224712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
13,469 Medicare Part D claims for 1,732 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl4,147 claims
- Restasis2,381 claims
- Latanoprost1,383 claims
- Erythromycin807 claims
- Moxifloxacin727 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate657 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $41.92
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chia-Der WU MD PCFlushing, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Chinyung Wu among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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- Cheryl Kaufmann, MDFlushing, NY 113551801981683
- Wilson Ko, M.D.Flushing, NY 113551770560096
- Allen Landers, MDFlushing, NY 113551700948759
- Sheldon Rabin, M.D.Flushing, NY 113551922192343
- Nicholas RougraffFlushing, NY 113551598342305
Common questions
What is Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780619692, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 133-47 Sanford Ave, Flushing, NY, 11355. Phone: (718) 762-2113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 224712, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Chinyung Wu, MD had 13,469 Medicare Part D claims for 1,732 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.