NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Allen W. Chu, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Durham, NC

Allen W. Chu, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1205809936, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-02689, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1205809936
Name
Allen W. Chu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
2018-02689 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3643 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704
Phone
(919) 470-4000
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2024
Fax
(194) 708-5799
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190320000757); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2000
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 3643 N Roxboro St

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

  1. Rami Abdo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184693160
  2. Madeline Adeniyi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992311336
  3. Frank AgatucciEmergency Medicine Physician1912971631
  4. Juan Alvarez, MDSurgery Physician1073806683
  5. Michael Amyot, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1972614352
  6. Jennifer Anderson, MSPTPhysical Therapist1942453543

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

213 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Allen Chu213
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  3. Eliquis11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC

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

Allen W. Chu among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Allen W. Chu, M.D. is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Akhila Belur, M.D.Durham, NC 277041891903381
  2. Bhavesh Bhatt, MDDurham, NC 277041720062391
  3. Khuram Bhutta, M.DDurham, NC 277041740609049
  4. Amar Desai, M.D.Durham, NC 277041962713396
  5. Jaisheela Kondru, M.D.Durham, NC 277041487728739
  6. Krishan Sivaraj, MD, MPHDurham, NC 277041417521345
  7. Joshua Vessey, MD, MPHDurham, NC 277041578527354
  8. Leta Yi, MDDurham, NC 277041093404253

Common questions

What is Allen W. Chu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Allen W. Chu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205809936, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Allen W. Chu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3643 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 470-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Allen W. Chu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-02689, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Allen W. Chu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Allen W. Chu, M.D. had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.