Christine Chai, MD
Gynecology Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Christine Chai, MD is a gynecology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1528042397, issued on Dec 5, 2005. Check the license (California G067829, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Chai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gynecology Physician 207VG0400X
- License number
- G067829 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Dover Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 631-1333
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 650-5243
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050708000818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Chai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G067829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gynecology physician in 2024
1,251 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 299 among the 1,919 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol199 claims
- Progesterone188 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)88 claims
- Yuvafem59 claims
- Acyclovir47 claims
- Valacyclovir47 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $252.18
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 1,398 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,469.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Christine Chai among 369 gynecology physician records in California
Christine Chai, MD is one of 369 gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1995 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VG0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gynecology Physician providers in California
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- Tandra Cadigan, D.O.Newport Beach, CA 926631790865657
- Evangeline Chu, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631780692145
- Shelly Coe, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631568716520
Common questions
What is Christine Chai, MD's NPI number?
Christine Chai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528042397, issued on Dec 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Chai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Dover Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 631-1333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Chai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G067829, 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 Christine Chai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Chai, MD had 1,251 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 299. 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.