NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David K. Chou, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Saint Joseph, MO

David K. Chou, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and NPI 1841432689, issued on Mar 25, 2009. Check the license (Missouri 2010010941, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1841432689
Name
David K. Chou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
2010010941 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5325 Faraon Street, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
Phone
(816) 271-6350
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(816) 271-6753
Medicaid IDs
200676680A KS
1841432689 IA
10026089700 NE
1841432689 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101021000700); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2006
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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Verify David K. Chou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score66.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $78.88

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Chou$78.88
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Heartland Regional Medical CenterSaint Joseph, MO
  2. Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville, MO · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

David K. Chou among 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri

David K. Chou, MD is one of 1,153 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 718 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Saint Joseph

They are 15 of the 1,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kay Beatty, MDSaint Joseph, MO 645061700854783
  2. Jason Bible, D.O.Saint Joseph, MO 645061336110097
  3. Deborah Blachar, MDSaint Joseph, MO 645061992774905
  4. Charles Dobbs, MDSaint Joseph, MO 645061629046255
  5. Brent Eaton, DOSaint Joseph, MO 645061679815740
  6. Joanna Gould, M.D.Saint Joseph, MO 645061376986323
  7. Bradley Grier, D.O.Saint Joseph, MO 645061750624235
  8. Jane Jones, D.O.Saint Joseph, MO 645061023334042

Common questions

What is David K. Chou, MD's NPI number?

David K. Chou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841432689, issued on Mar 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David K. Chou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5325 Faraon Street, Saint Joseph, MO, 64506. Phone: (816) 271-6350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David K. Chou, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2010010941, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is David K. Chou, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.9 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.