Buulinh Chao
Pharmacist · West Covina, CA
Buulinh Chao is a pharmacist with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1336557248, issued on Jul 24, 2014. Check the license (California 52550, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Buulinh Chao
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 52550 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2753 E Eastland Center Dr, West Covina, CA 91791
- Phone
- (626) 332-4625
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 332-4638
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2753 E Eastland Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Buulinh Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 52550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pharmacist in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Naloxone Hcl60 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.
Buulinh Chao among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Buulinh Chao is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 35% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 pharmacist records list a practice address in West Covina
They are 69 of the 2,450 NPPES records with a practice address in West Covina, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Buulinh Chao's NPI number?
Buulinh Chao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336557248, issued on Jul 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Buulinh Chao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2753 E Eastland Center Dr, West Covina, CA, 91791. Phone: (626) 332-4625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Buulinh Chao's license?
NPPES lists California license number 52550, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Buulinh Chao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Buulinh Chao had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.