NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chester Wu

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Chester Wu is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1629488796, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (Texas R8512, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629488796
Name
Chester Wu
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
R8512 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3730 Kirby Dr Ste 520, Houston, TX 77098
Phone
(346) 704-4650
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(346) 202-2208
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3730 Kirby Dr Ste 520

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

  1. Eva-Maria Gortner, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1184856734

Verify Chester Wu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

191 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chester Wu191
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl23 claims
  2. Gabapentin19 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate18 claims
  4. Clonazepam17 claims
  5. Mirtazapine14 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl14 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.

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

Other psychiatry physician records in Texas

  1. Jeffrey AbassHouston, TX1851897730
  2. Arqam AbdaliHouston, TX1730615337
  3. Deana Abdel-Reheim, MDLufkin, TX1467696591
  4. Omar Abdelaziz, MDGalveston, TX1962140871
  5. Olumuyiwa Abdul, MDRichmond, TX1285898940
  6. Amina AbdullaHouston, TX1811906480
  7. Firas Abdulla, MDPlano, TX1356964621
  8. Akeel AbdullahHouston, TX1619473832
  9. Aurif Abedi, MDMcKinney, TX1922064922
  10. Nathalie Abenoza, MDDallas, TX1518543495

Common questions

What is Chester Wu's NPI number?

Chester Wu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629488796, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chester Wu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3730 Kirby Dr Ste 520, Houston, TX, 77098. Phone: (346) 704-4650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chester Wu's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R8512, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chester Wu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chester Wu had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.