NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward E. Chai, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Santa Ana, CA

Edward E. Chai, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1700901337, issued on Mar 20, 2007. Check the license (California A85161, 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
1700901337
Name
Edward E. Chai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
A85161 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1212 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone
(714) 966-0646
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 966-2438
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1212 S Bristol St

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

  1. Kasin Chai, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1043306624
  2. Oranee Chai, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1245326982
  3. Rajiv Desai, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1336281872
  4. Rakesh Patel, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1255473781
  5. Belinda SunMedical Physician Assistant1366868184

Verify Edward E. Chai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A85161
    Check the board
  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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $16.60

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Chai$16.60
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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

Edward E. Chai among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Edward E. Chai, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in California

There are 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lubna Ajmal, M.DSanta Ana, CA 927041760661516
  2. Uyen Bui, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041912921164
  3. Oranee Chai, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041245326982
  4. Kasin Chai, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041043306624
  5. Raul Estrada, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041659396141
  6. Juan Estrada, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041689699183
  7. Connie Lin Yao, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041235227042
  8. Maria Plum, MDSanta Ana, CA 927041437141520

Common questions

What is Edward E. Chai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward E. Chai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700901337, issued on Mar 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward E. Chai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1212 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA, 92704. Phone: (714) 966-0646. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward E. Chai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A85161, 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.

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.