NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chien-Wai Chiu, MD

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · San Jose, CA

Chien-Wai Chiu, MD is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1013544931, issued on Mar 23, 2020. Check the license (California A181509, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1013544931
Name
Chien-Wai Chiu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
License number
A181509 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1870 Lundy Ave, San Jose, CA 95131
Phone
(408) 573-9686
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240911004374); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1870 Lundy Ave

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

  1. Chen Chen, M.B.Pediatrics Physician1811683279
  2. Feng Chen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982285268
  3. Xin ChenClinical Social Worker1982315412
  4. Ning Ding, L. AC.Acupuncturist1700478484
  5. Leilei Gu, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588451314
  6. Nidhi Gupta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1346295201

Verify Chien-Wai Chiu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

390 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chien-Wai Chiu390
  2. Specialty average4,246

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium20 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
  4. Omeprazole17 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North East Medical ServicesSan Jose, CA

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

Chien-Wai Chiu among 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Chien-Wai Chiu, MD is one of 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 1999 among the 271 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Haresh Ruparel, M.D.San Jose, CA 951291124071477
  2. Nirmala Gopalan, MDSan Jose, CA 951281073627014
  3. Thomas Kelsey, MDSan Jose, CA 951281528022530
  4. Pamela Ann Sebastian, MBBSSan Jose, CA 951281922311505
  5. Gary Steinke, MDSan Jose, CA 951281629161161
  6. Dushyant Patel, MDSan Jose, CA 951161073595278
  7. Robert Keet, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651639272750
  8. Lawrence Rosenbaum, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651467555474

Common questions

What is Chien-Wai Chiu, MD's NPI number?

Chien-Wai Chiu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013544931, issued on Mar 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chien-Wai Chiu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1870 Lundy Ave, San Jose, CA, 95131. Phone: (408) 573-9686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chien-Wai Chiu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A181509, 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 Chien-Wai Chiu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chien-Wai Chiu, MD had 390 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.