Christopher Chu, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Christopher Chu, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1326205873, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (California A111172, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A111172 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 W College St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Phone
- (213) 673-1880
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (213) 617-7516
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131114000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A111172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,396 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium433 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate353 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate350 claims
- Eliquis297 claims
- Furosemide230 claims
- Farxiga204 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): 78.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,594.54
144 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Christopher W Chu MD IncLos Angeles, CA
- Department OF State HospitalsNorwalk, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Chu among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Christopher Chu, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher Chu, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326205873, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 W College St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. Phone: (213) 673-1880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A111172, 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 Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Chu, MD had 5,396 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Chu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 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.
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.