Chau Ngo, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Chau Ngo, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1477613339, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (California G72718, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chau Ngo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G72718 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 362 3RD St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 494-0761
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 362 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chau Ngo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G72718Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,694 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium219 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium177 claims
- Biktarvy155 claims
- Metformin Hcl110 claims
- Omeprazole83 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 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.
The Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $157.95
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Laguna Beach Community Clinic IncLaguna Beach, CA
- UC RegentsOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
13 internal medicine physician records list a Laguna Beach practice address
They are 13 of the 505 NPPES records with a Laguna Beach practice address, and 20,403 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chau Ngo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chau Ngo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477613339, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chau Ngo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 362 3RD St, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 494-0761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chau Ngo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G72718, 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 Chau Ngo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chau Ngo, M.D. had 2,694 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chau Ngo, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.