Elizabeth Chua, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Gadsden, AL
Elizabeth Chua, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1134117872, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD32047, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Chua
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD32047 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (303) 876-7243
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 300 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Terry Andrade, M.D.Specialist1396825329
- Stephen Blackstock, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1356373583
- Kathy Garner, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154479236
- Deanna HowardBehavior Technician1699633610
- Muhammad Kaleem, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1285697078
- Lindsey KingBehavior Technician1740146968
Verify Elizabeth Chua in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD32047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
831 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga76 claims
- Carvedilol70 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl50 claims
- Calcitriol48 claims
- Losartan Potassium44 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $763.20
30 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
- Renal Associates OF Montgomery, P.C.Montgomery, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 140 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
Other nephrology physician records in Alabama
- Sheeraz Abro, MDBirmingham, AL1295413318
- Anupam Agarwal, MDBirmingham, AL1942217179
- Gaurav Agarwal, M.D.Birmingham, AL1649293382
- Faris AhmedBirmingham, AL1881805372
- Faris Al Faris, MDGadsden, AL1184077521
- Emad Al Jaber, M.D.Mobile, AL1477920528
- Alian Al-BalasBirmingham, AL1184936304
- Syed Hammad Alam, MDHuntsville, AL1275081697
- Geoffrey Alilonu, M.D.Northport, AL1144295221
- Michael AllonBirmingham, AL1043265762
Common questions
What is Elizabeth Chua, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elizabeth Chua, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134117872, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Chua, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (303) 876-7243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Chua, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD32047, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elizabeth Chua, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Chua, M.D. had 831 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elizabeth Chua, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.