Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Chika Akera Dow, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Pleasant Hill, CA

Chika Akera Dow, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pleasant Hill, California, and NPI 1831319789, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license (California A62930, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1831319789
Name
Chika Akera Dow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A62930 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2100 Monument Blvd Ste 8, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone
(925) 363-2000
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2007
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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Verify Chika Akera Dow 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

388 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chika Akera Dow388
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
  2. Lisinopril19 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl17 claims
  4. Glipizide Er15 claims
  5. Gabapentin13 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium12 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. LA Clinica DE LA Raza IncConcord, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

12 family medicine physician records list a Pleasant Hill practice address

They are 12 of the 843 NPPES records with a Pleasant Hill practice address, and 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.

Other family medicine physician records in California

  1. Omer Aba-Omer, MDSanta Monica, CA1649702093
  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is Chika Akera Dow, MD's NPI number?

Chika Akera Dow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831319789, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chika Akera Dow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Monument Blvd Ste 8, Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523. Phone: (925) 363-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chika Akera Dow, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A62930, 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 Chika Akera Dow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chika Akera Dow, MD had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.