Esther Chu
Family Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Esther Chu is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1710561402, issued on May 8, 2021. Check the license (California A185874, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Chu
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A185874 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3490 California St Ste 200, San Francisco, CA 94118
- Phone
- (415) 514-6200
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240917002811); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Esther Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A185874Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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 2 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesBerkeley, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esther Chu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Esther Chu 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 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
Family Medicine Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Esther Chu's NPI number?
Esther Chu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710561402, issued on May 8, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Chu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3490 California St Ste 200, San Francisco, CA, 94118. Phone: (415) 514-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Chu's license?
NPPES lists California license number A185874, 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 Esther Chu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Chu had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.