NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ha Bich Chu, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Madison, AL

Ha Bich Chu, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Madison, Alabama, and NPI 1346496999, issued on Aug 14, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 33557, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1346496999
Name
Ha Bich Chu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
33557 AL
61952 GA
4301086071 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8121 Madison Blvd Ste 101A, Madison, AL 35758
Phone
(256) 325-6499
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 325-3195
Medicaid ID
137805007A GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150318001426); accepts Medicare assignment
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 8121 Madison Blvd Ste 101A

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

  1. Delmy Caton, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811383128
  2. Lauren Kritner, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245060821
  3. Julia Maynard, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245012996

Verify Ha Bich Chu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ha Chu1,670
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium73 claims
  3. Omeprazole73 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium57 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium52 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: $124.99

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ha Chu$124.99
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Advantage Family Care IncMadison, AL
  2. Family Medicine OF Huntsville, PCHuntsville, AL

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

Ha Bich Chu among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Ha Bich Chu, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Madison

They are 48 of the 1,201 NPPES records with a practice address in Madison, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley Burchfield, MDMadison, AL 357581225056815
  2. Charles Coffey, M.D.Madison, AL 357581093701849
  3. Caswall Harrigan, M.D.Madison, AL 357581073594735
  4. Afolabi Idowu, M.D.Madison, AL 357581124049127
  5. Deborah Kolb, M.D.Madison, AL 357581063493153
  6. Janice Lewis-Thomas, M.D.Madison, AL 357581114977931
  7. Cindy McAdams, D.O.Madison, AL 357581306829759
  8. Brendella Montgomery, M.D.Madison, AL 357581194755827

Common questions

What is Ha Bich Chu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ha Bich Chu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346496999, issued on Aug 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ha Bich Chu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8121 Madison Blvd Ste 101A, Madison, AL, 35758. Phone: (256) 325-6499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ha Bich Chu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 33557, 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 Ha Bich Chu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ha Bich Chu, M.D. had 1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 164 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.