David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA
Ophthalmology Physician · Irvine, CA
David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1215970892, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (California A95328, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Wei Chia
- Credential
- M.D. FACS MBA
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A95328 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15785 Laguna Canyon RD, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (949) 753-1163
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Fax
- (949) 753-1949
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070209000636); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Wei Chia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A95328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
969 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost335 claims
- Timolol Maleate124 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol83 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine68 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate40 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth32 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): 87.3 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: $461.02
13 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
- Irvine Eye Physicians And Surgeons IncorporatedIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Wei Chia among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Li-Li Chia, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181295778819
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- Nengjie Ge, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181871569335
- Zahra Ghiasi, MDIrvine, CA 926181669520490
- Andrew Lee, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181336536861
- Marjorie Mosier, MDIrvine, CA 926181962436154
- Zackery Oakey, MDIrvine, CA 926181720320872
Common questions
What is David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA's NPI number?
David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215970892, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15785 Laguna Canyon RD, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 753-1163. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA's license?
NPPES lists California license number A95328, 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 David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA had 969 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Wei Chia, M.D. FACS MBA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 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.