Frances Elaine Chow, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Orange, CA
Frances Elaine Chow, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1063830735, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (California A141947, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Elaine Chow
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A141947 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 456-8888
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180516002837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 The City Dr S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Danny Abad, PAPhysician Assistant1477158673
- Edward AbaradoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912855198
- Nagina Abdiani, DOGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1518543271
- Mariam Abdul-Latif, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1538418884
- Eric AbelloOtolaryngology Physician1922566215
- Brandon Abeyta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841291804
Verify Frances Elaine Chow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A141947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $13,283.97
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frances Elaine Chow among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Frances Elaine Chow, M.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in Orange → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lars Anker, MDOrange, CA 928681962548537
- Gilbert Cadena, MDOrange, CA 928681760649255
- Jefferson Chen, MD PHDOrange, CA 928681992789747
- Kiarash Golshani, M.D.Orange, CA 928681992913214
- Frank Hsu, M.D.Orange, CA 928681548298417
- John A Kusske, MDOrange, CA 928681275601593
- Mark Linskey, MDOrange, CA 928681316041908
- Michael Muhonen, MDOrange, CA 928681801804810
Common questions
What is Frances Elaine Chow, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frances Elaine Chow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063830735, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Elaine Chow, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Elaine Chow, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A141947, 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 Frances Elaine Chow, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances Elaine Chow, M.D. had 25 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.