Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA
Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1730318957, issued on Jul 9, 2009. Check the license (California PA20180, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Chow
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA20180 CA
00023819 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Phone
- (213) 748-1414
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Franklin Chow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,116 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate102 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate101 claims
- Gabapentin93 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims
- Velphoro84 claims
- Losartan Potassium82 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: $92.14
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Benjamin Franklin Chow among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
935 physician assistant records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 935 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C's NPI number?
Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730318957, issued on Jul 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90015. Phone: (213) 748-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20180, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C had 2,116 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.