Chen Mu, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Santa Clara, CA
Chen Mu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1902338551, issued on Apr 3, 2017. Check the license (California A159729, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chen Mu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A159729 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Phone
- (408) 851-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210225002326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chen Mu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A159729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
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 IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chen Mu among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Chen Mu, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Santa Clara
They are 41 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chen Mu, MD's NPI number?
Chen Mu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902338551, issued on Apr 3, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chen Mu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chen Mu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A159729, 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 Chen Mu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chen Mu, MD had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.