NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Allen Chinpin Chou, MD

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Garden Grove, CA

Allen Chinpin Chou, MD is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1215919915, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (California A36505, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215919915
Name
Allen Chinpin Chou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
License number
A36505 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12665 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92843
Phone
(714) 534-2222
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 534-0818
Medicaid ID
00A365050 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101104001016); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12665 Garden Grove Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mumtaz Ali, M.DSpecialist1700849049
  2. James Boyce, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1457351652
  3. Douglas Clark, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780688572
  4. Naveen Dhar, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1871604116
  5. Usha Dhar, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699886846
  6. Said El-Zayat, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1215042866

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

3,923 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Allen Chou3,923
  2. Specialty average4,246

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium327 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium242 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate210 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl204 claims
  5. Celecoxib122 claims
  6. Omeprazole113 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: $40.54

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Allen Chou$40.54
  2. Specialty average$1,720.82

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

  1. Pathway Medical Group IncWestminster, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Allen Chinpin Chou among 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Allen Chinpin Chou, MD is one of 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 1999 among the 271 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chaewon Song, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431972589687
  2. Giselle Seron, MDGarden Grove, CA 928441790858900
  3. Shashidar Acharya, M.D.Orange, CA 928661770685521
  4. Robert Buster, M.D.Orange, CA 928681841343076
  5. Mary Harward, M.D.Orange, CA 928681407835275
  6. Kassandra King, DOOrange, CA 928681215498936
  7. K.a. Manisha PereraOrange, CA 928681952783862
  8. Angela Tan, MDOrange, CA 928681437358173

Common questions

What is Allen Chinpin Chou, MD's NPI number?

Allen Chinpin Chou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215919915, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Allen Chinpin Chou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12665 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA, 92843. Phone: (714) 534-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Allen Chinpin Chou, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A36505, 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 Allen Chinpin Chou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Allen Chinpin Chou, MD had 3,923 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.