NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Medical Physician Assistant · Alhambra, CA

Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Alhambra, California, and NPI 1588752349, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (California PA18202, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588752349
Name
Dick Chuang
Credential
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA18202 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1024 S Garfield Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone
(626) 289-5181
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 289-2725
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1024 S Garfield Ave

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  3. John Stewart, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1417031022
  4. Tiffany StewartFamily Medicine Physician1982285441
  5. Sonya Tang, PAMedical Physician Assistant1013461698

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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

3,497 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 160 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dick Chuang3,497
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium275 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium171 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa120 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen102 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
  6. Lisinopril94 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,488.68

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dick Chuang$1,488.68
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

Dick Chuang among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clement Chan, PAAlhambra, CA 918011063601904
  2. Sonya Tang, PAAlhambra, CA 918011013461698
  3. Shanqiang ZhangAlhambra, CA 918011619166626
  4. Maral BabikianAlhambra, CA 918031982330502
  5. Florencia BondiAlhambra, CA 918031447983952
  6. Krystal EspinozaAlhambra, CA 918031003664541
  7. Jack EzzedineAlhambra, CA 918031053137513
  8. Lauren Jeon, PA-CAlhambra, CA 918031689558439

Common questions

What is Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?

Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588752349, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1024 S Garfield Ave, Alhambra, CA, 91801. Phone: (626) 289-5181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA18202, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 3,497 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.