Dena Gu, M.D.
Surgery Physician · French Camp, CA
Dena Gu, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in French Camp, California, and NPI 1538317706, issued on Aug 29, 2008. Check the license (California A102485, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dena Gu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A102485 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Hospital RD, French Camp, CA 95231
- Phone
- (209) 468-6600
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 468-7042
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111214000500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dena Gu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dena Gu among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Dena Gu, M.D. is one of 3,118 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 surgery physician records list a practice address in French Camp
They are 12 of the 793 NPPES records with a practice address in French Camp, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Flyn Kaida-Yip, M.D.French Camp, CA 952311669033692
- Peter Lo, MDFrench Camp, CA 952311871097857
- Jonathan Lu, M.D.French Camp, CA 952311821230988
- Nathaniel Matolo, M.D.French Camp, CA 952311134153539
- Peter Meade, M.D.French Camp, CA 952311023079902
Common questions
What is Dena Gu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dena Gu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538317706, issued on Aug 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dena Gu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Hospital RD, French Camp, CA, 95231. Phone: (209) 468-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dena Gu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A102485, 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 Dena Gu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dena Gu, M.D. had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.