Benjamin Chu
Internal Medicine Physician · Hartford, CT
Benjamin Chu is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1689848517, issued on Apr 22, 2008. Check the license (Connecticut 53521, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Chu
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 53521 CT
2973609 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 Retreat Ave, Hartford, CT 06106
- Phone
- (860) 972-5708
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141027001538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 53521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,681 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 237 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin118 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl110 claims
- Eliquis101 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate85 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium60 claims
- Tagrisso58 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $165.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Benjamin Chu among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Benjamin Chu is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
169 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hartford
They are 169 of the 6,317 NPPES records with a practice address in Hartford, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Chu's NPI number?
Benjamin Chu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689848517, issued on Apr 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Chu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 Retreat Ave, Hartford, CT, 06106. Phone: (860) 972-5708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Chu's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 53521, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Chu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Chu had 1,681 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Chu's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.