NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Chien, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Catherine Chien, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1215928460, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (California A74698, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215928460
Name
Catherine Chien
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
A74698 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1414 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone
(213) 741-9727
Enumerated
Nov 4, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(213) 741-0867
Medicaid ID
00A746980 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Catherine Chien in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $21.08

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Chien$21.08
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Catherine Chien among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California

Catherine Chien, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jong Huang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171235233461
  2. Rachel CivenLos Angeles, CA 900121154787919
  3. Moon KimLos Angeles, CA 900121942008750
  4. Kitty Lam, MDLos Angeles, CA 900121265493563
  5. Sheree Poitier, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121952421075
  6. Steven Hwang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900191235334749
  7. David Rhew, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900191992900815
  8. Zin Oo, M.D.Los Angles, CA 900221265744999

Common questions

What is Catherine Chien, MD's NPI number?

Catherine Chien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215928460, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Chien, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1414 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90015. Phone: (213) 741-9727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Chien, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A74698, 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.

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.