NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frederick Dow Wu, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Frederick Dow Wu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1558578195, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (California A93500, 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
1558578195
Name
Frederick Dow Wu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A93500 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(619) 278-3300
Enumerated
May 16, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 278-3310
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070616000068); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2004
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 501 Washington St

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

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  4. Aracely Bonilla Navarrete, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922208032
  5. Daniel Bressler, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1700887726
  6. Denise Brownlee, MDPediatrics Physician1073547477

Verify Frederick Dow Wu 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 internal medicine physician in 2024

55 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Frederick Wu55
  2. Specialty average3,176

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 one group practice

  1. Scripps Health Inpatient Providers Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA

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

Frederick Dow Wu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Frederick Dow Wu, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hamid Amjadi, DOSan Diego, CA 921031700861333
  2. Donald Brandon, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031740272467
  3. Daniel Bressler, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031700887726
  4. Eric Dahms, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031306808464
  5. Janette Gray, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031295721876
  6. San Hsieh, MDSan Diego, CA 921031851388847
  7. Arthur Kingsbury, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031144216284
  8. Timothy O'Neill, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031831172295

Common questions

What is Frederick Dow Wu, MD's NPI number?

Frederick Dow Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558578195, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frederick Dow Wu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Washington St, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 278-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frederick Dow Wu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A93500, 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 Frederick Dow Wu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frederick Dow Wu, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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