Darrell Wu, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Escondido, CA
Darrell Wu, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1598921272, issued on Aug 1, 2008. Check the license (California A167955, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darrell Wu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A167955 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2130 Citracado Pkwy Ste 220, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (619) 823-3146
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 554-8500
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211108001181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2130 Citracado Pkwy Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alexis Crawford, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083349955
- Elias Fanous, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1528528569
- Vasken Keleshian, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1770947384
Verify Darrell Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A167955Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,595.81
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Arch Health Partners IncEscondido, CA
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darrell Wu among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Darrell Wu, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular 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 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Escondido → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey RosenburgEscondido, CA 920291972576189
- Julie Swain, M.D.Fallbrook, CA 920281295816171
- Robert Reichman, MDEscondido, CA 920251902879505
- Sam Baradarian, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371588646103
- Scot Brewster, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371568469815
- Donald Buehler, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371588661839
- Alexander Giritsky, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371457358707
- Andrew Harding, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124475355
Common questions
What is Darrell Wu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darrell Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598921272, issued on Aug 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darrell Wu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2130 Citracado Pkwy Ste 220, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (619) 823-3146. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darrell Wu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A167955, 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 Darrell Wu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darrell Wu, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.