NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andy Chau, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Santa Clara, CA

Andy Chau, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1174900104, issued on Apr 28, 2015. Check the license (California A145343, 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
1174900104
Name
Andy Chau
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A145343 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408) 851-3834
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190225001852); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2015
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 710 Lawrence Expy

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

  1. Iype Abraham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578737243
  2. Oren Abramson, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1265511307
  3. Jamie Adiarte, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073824413
  4. Sarah Adut, PHDClinical Psychologist1609484831
  5. Najla Ahmadzia, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568692580
  6. Farhana Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1215110002

Verify Andy Chau in five checks

  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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

267 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Andy Chau267
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide16 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
  3. Humulin N11 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. Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA

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

Andy Chau among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Andy Chau, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2015, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Santa Clara

They are 41 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Chou, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511194802025
  2. Benjamin Craycraft, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511508960782
  3. Clement Cunneen, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511477630325
  4. Sudha Gattupalli, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511578640421
  5. Radha Ivaturi, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511972680809
  6. Andrea Juth, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511467539312
  7. Ashwini Mahajan, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511659458503
  8. Susanne Mierendorf, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511447337373

Common questions

What is Andy Chau, M.D.'s NPI number?

Andy Chau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174900104, issued on Apr 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andy Chau, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-3834. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andy Chau, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A145343, 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 Andy Chau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andy Chau, M.D. had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 92 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.