Chau Minh Ngo, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Chau Minh 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 Minh 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
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 497-9922
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141231000058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chau Minh 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
15% 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 3,176 among the 108,855 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Laguna Beach Community Clinic IncLaguna Beach, CA
- UC RegentsOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chau Minh Ngo among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Chau Minh Ngo, M.D. 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Beach
They are 12 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chau Minh Ngo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chau Minh 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 Minh 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 Minh 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 Minh Ngo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chau Minh Ngo, M.D. had 2,694 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chau Minh Ngo, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.