Anita W. Chow, MD
Surgery Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Anita W. Chow, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1700801529, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8308, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anita W. Chow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L8308 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 8TH Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Phone
- (817) 923-6900
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 923-6903
- Medicaid ID
- 164149002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040420000253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anita W. Chow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine25 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 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: $33.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Texas Health Care PLLCFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anita W. Chow among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Anita W. Chow, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Anita W. Chow, MD's NPI number?
Anita W. Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700801529, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anita W. Chow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 8TH Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 923-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anita W. Chow, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8308, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anita W. Chow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anita W. Chow, MD had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.