Benjamin F. Chou, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Anaheim, CA
Benjamin F. Chou, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1487001590, issued on May 18, 2016. Check the license (California A161900, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin F. Chou
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A161900 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3033 W Orange Ave, Anaheim, CA 92804
- Phone
- (714) 827-3000
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191002001136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin F. Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
903 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil34 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate30 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
- Furosemide26 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: $23.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Epic Medical Group,incSherman Oaks, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin F. Chou among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Benjamin F. Chou, 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 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Benjamin F. Chou, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin F. Chou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487001590, issued on May 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin F. Chou, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3033 W Orange Ave, Anaheim, CA, 92804. Phone: (714) 827-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin F. Chou, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A161900, 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 Benjamin F. Chou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin F. Chou, M.D. had 903 Medicare Part D claims for 224 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.