NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher G. Chow, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Northridge, CA

Christopher G. Chow, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Northridge, California, and NPI 1528024122, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (California A73605, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528024122
Name
Christopher G. Chow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A73605 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18433 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325
Phone
(818) 341-4401
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 341-4402
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060208000457); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University Medical College - Nlg, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 18433 Roscoe Blvd

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

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  2. Federico Alva, M.D.Gynecologic Oncology Physician1649200379
  3. Masoud Azizad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033174826
  4. Dayan Gandhi, M.D, M.SNephrology Physician1285961789
  5. Leon Hasson, PHARM DPharmacist1730195660
  6. Susan Hopkins, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700987369

Verify Christopher G. Chow 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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,933 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Chow7,933
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium413 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate325 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium279 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl227 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium216 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium211 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,870.80

84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Chow$1,870.80
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christopher G. Chow among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Christopher G. Chow, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

38 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Northridge

They are 38 of the 2,598 NPPES records with a practice address in Northridge, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Masoud Azizad, MDNorthridge, CA 913251033174826
  2. Christopher Buttelman, MDNorthridge, CA 913251437128840
  3. Samuel Feizi, MDNorthridge, CA 913251356389274
  4. Lev Gelman, MDNorthridge, CA 913251851356018
  5. William Josephson, MDNorthridge, CA 913251376647651
  6. Shahid Khan, MDNorthridge, CA 913251770518771
  7. Daniel Lewis, MD.Northridge, CA 913251508974718
  8. Elliot Munjack, MDNorthridge, CA 913251528093176

Common questions

What is Christopher G. Chow, MD's NPI number?

Christopher G. Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528024122, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher G. Chow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18433 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA, 91325. Phone: (818) 341-4401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher G. Chow, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A73605, 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 Christopher G. Chow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher G. Chow, MD had 7,933 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher G. Chow, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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