NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Longview, WA

Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Longview, Washington, and NPI 1245328244, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00039238, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245328244
Name
Chester Chi Tak Hu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
MD00039238 WA
8775 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1615 Delaware St, Longview, WA 98632
Phone
(360) 636-4878
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(360) 414-7457
Medicaid IDs
8504482 WA
279156 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080303000196); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1615 Delaware St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shawn Aaron, MDFamily Medicine Physician1578560710
  2. Basim Ali, M.B.B.SGastroenterology Physician1467081521
  3. Pamela AlwineNurse's Aide1780120089
  4. Lance Amols, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1780978304
  5. Brock Amos, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1295807717
  6. Kurt Anderson, PHARMDGeriatric Pharmacist1790231280

Verify Chester Chi Tak Hu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%71.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $53.70

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Avanos Medical. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chester Hu$53.70
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence WA Anesthesia Services, PCEverett, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chester Chi Tak Hu among 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington

Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D. is one of 1,701 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 70% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2007 among the 1,103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Longview

They are 21 of the 1,933 NPPES records with a practice address in Longview, and 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathryn Black, MDLongview, WA 986321457335945
  2. Bradford Burger, MDLongview, WA 986321043294150
  3. Leena Carriere, D.O.Longview, WA 986321982600805
  4. Sally Compere, MDLongview, WA 986321891779393
  5. Mai Ding, MDLongview, WA 986321619951118
  6. Herbert Fleege, MDLongview, WA 986321164406658
  7. Eleen Kirman, MDLongview, WA 986321508858002
  8. Elizabeth Lumpkin, M. D.Longview, WA 986321528025384

Common questions

What is Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245328244, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1615 Delaware St, Longview, WA, 98632. Phone: (360) 636-4878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00039238, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Chester Chi Tak Hu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.