NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine A. Chu, MD

Surgery Physician · Fremont, CA

Christine A. Chu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fremont, California, and NPI 1992880660, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California A70725, 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
1992880660
Name
Christine A. Chu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A70725 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538
Phone
(510) 795-3000
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A707250 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050823000628); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1996
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 39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy

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

  1. Denise Agatep, LCSWCounselor1164584900
  2. Ujwala Agharkar, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1073685723
  3. Dolly Ahluwalia, RDRegistered Dietitian1659429157
  4. Tabassum Alam, MDHospitalist Physician1306921069
  5. Mary Alyono, MDAnesthesiology Physician1477631059
  6. Stephanie Aoki, PHDPsychologist1427721216

Verify Christine A. Chu 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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

171 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christine Chu171
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt48 claims
  2. Gabapentin41 claims
  3. Ibuprofen34 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. Permanente Medical Group IncRedwood City, CA

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

Christine A. Chu among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Christine A. Chu, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kranthi Achanta, M.DFremont, CA 945381114927241
  2. Ramsey Araj, MDFremont, CA 945381871513663
  3. William Brown, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381457394926
  4. Lawrence Dennen, MDFremont, CA 945381710062476
  5. William Dugoni, MDFremont, CA 945381427071075
  6. Sanjoy Dutta, MDFremont, CA 945381841375508
  7. Hanlon Jen, MDFremont, CA 945381891870556
  8. Ramesh Karipineni, MDFremont, CA 945381376543413

Common questions

What is Christine A. Chu, MD's NPI number?

Christine A. Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992880660, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine A. Chu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA, 94538. Phone: (510) 795-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine A. Chu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A70725, 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 A. Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine A. Chu, MD had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.