Charlie C. Chu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Alameda, CA
Charlie C. Chu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Alameda, California, and NPI 1154409936, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A71146, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charlie C. Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A71146 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2417 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
- Phone
- (510) 749-5731
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A711460 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110314000744); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charlie C. Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A71146Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,314 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 285 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium469 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate380 claims
- Lisinopril212 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium206 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen153 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate139 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charlie C. Chu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Charlie C. Chu, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Alameda
They are 31 of the 2,492 NPPES records with a practice address in Alameda, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Charlie C. Chu, MD's NPI number?
Charlie C. Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154409936, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charlie C. Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2417 Central Ave, Alameda, CA, 94501. Phone: (510) 749-5731. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charlie C. Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A71146, 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 Charlie C. Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charlie C. Chu, MD had 5,314 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.