Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Dallas, TX
Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1104073527, issued on Aug 27, 2008. Check the license (Texas N2988, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claire Yun-Chen Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- N2988 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12222 Merit Dr Ste 1420, Dallas, TX 75251
- Phone
- (972) 803-5665
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2025
- Fax
- (972) 598-9219
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090812000214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Claire Yun-Chen Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N2988Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,969 Medicare Part D claims for 546 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate469 claims
- Moxifloxacin440 claims
- Latanoprost257 claims
- Timolol Maleate169 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol94 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth83 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,582.60
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claire Yun-Chen Chu among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bob Pansick, MDDallas, TX 752511326102138
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- Craig Smith, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511821083379
- George Joseph, M.D.Dallas, TX 752521932487196
- Cedric Adams, MDDallas, TX 752461285727099
- William Berry, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461588612741
- James Gray, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461720193329
- Bradley Langston, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461790149524
Common questions
What is Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD's NPI number?
Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104073527, issued on Aug 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12222 Merit Dr Ste 1420, Dallas, TX, 75251. Phone: (972) 803-5665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N2988, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD had 1,969 Medicare Part D claims for 546 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claire Yun-Chen Chu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.