Brian Sang Chu, MD
Surgery Physician · Visalia, CA
Brian Sang Chu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1992200117, issued on Mar 28, 2018. Check the license (California A165300, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Sang Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A165300 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
- Phone
- (559) 624-5220
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230908001765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Sang Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A165300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl31 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: $9,822.51
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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
- Pacific Central Coast Health CentersSanta Maria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Sang Chu among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Brian Sang Chu, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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 2018, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Geoffrey Darby, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911275929911
- Russell Dounies, MDVisalia, CA 932911851354831
- Ameneh Kalani, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911083879746
- Satish Kesavaramanujam, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911609969005
- Karen Mackenzie, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911205890654
Common questions
What is Brian Sang Chu, MD's NPI number?
Brian Sang Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992200117, issued on Mar 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Sang Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (559) 624-5220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Sang Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A165300, 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 Brian Sang Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Sang Chu, MD had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.