NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC

Family Medicine Physician · Garden Grove, CA

Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1154660710, issued on Feb 1, 2013. Check the license (California A197431, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154660710
Name
Duongthuy Chau
Credential
MD, DC
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
A197431 CA
32458 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12942 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone
(714) 705-2120
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2025
Fax
(714) 705-8139
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250919001919); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 12942 Harbor Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Hernandez, DOFamily Medicine Physician1790282903
  2. Michael Malouf, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1578549234
  3. Hien Nguyen, DOFamily Medicine Physician1902335904
  4. Joseph Nguyen, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1710209622
  5. Parveen Vora, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215134689
  6. Martin Waltsak, PA-CPhysician Assistant1669409652

Verify Duongthuy Chau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Duongthuy Chau57
  2. Specialty average3,544

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: $150.85

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Duongthuy Chau$150.85
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Providence Medical FoundationGarden Grove, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Duongthuy Chau among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

69 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Garden Grove

They are 69 of the 4,572 NPPES records with a practice address in Garden Grove, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vincent Ayroso, DOGarden Grove, CA 928401891993168
  2. Phillip Castellano, MDGarden Grove, CA 928401467529321
  3. Paul Johnson, MDGarden Grove, CA 928401497790661
  4. Chan Kim, MDGarden Grove, CA 928401679513550
  5. Khiem Lai, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928401538165576
  6. Nancy Lee-Hata, MDGarden Grove, CA 928401235120734
  7. Gerald Lim, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928401427091958
  8. Michael Malouf, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928401578549234

Common questions

What is Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC's NPI number?

Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154660710, issued on Feb 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12942 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA, 92840. Phone: (714) 705-2120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC's license?

NPPES lists California license number A197431, 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 Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Duongthuy Chau, MD, DC had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.