Bich Ngoc Chau, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lincoln, NE
Bich Ngoc Chau, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1841290822, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Nebraska 19420, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bich Ngoc Chau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19420 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1021 N 27TH St, Lincoln, NE 68503
- Phone
- (402) 476-1455
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2025
- Fax
- (402) 476-1670
- Medicaid ID
- 47082189713 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040916000283); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1021 N 27TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Arthur Andrews, PHDPsychologist1275095416
- Ghazal Barakat, PLMHPMental Health Counselor1821871856
- D'Layna Brening, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1043672561
- Lindsey Britten, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1376296830
- Jessica Buhman, PACPhysician Assistant1659135036
Verify Bich Ngoc Chau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 19420Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,604 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Lisinopril209 claims
- Losartan Potassium155 claims
- Omeprazole127 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate119 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: $102.75
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Bluestem HealthLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bich Ngoc Chau among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Bich Ngoc Chau, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lincoln
They are 219 of the 14,829 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Bich Ngoc Chau, MD's NPI number?
Bich Ngoc Chau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841290822, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bich Ngoc Chau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1021 N 27TH St, Lincoln, NE, 68503. Phone: (402) 476-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bich Ngoc Chau, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 19420, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bich Ngoc Chau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bich Ngoc Chau, MD had 3,604 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.