Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1093179004, issued on Apr 6, 2016. Check the license (California A196806, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Henry Cheng-Ju Wu
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License numbers
- A196806 CA
64537 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
- Phone
- (925) 295-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250414003291); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Henry Cheng-Ju Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A196806Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin69 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl13 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl13 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium12 claims
- Baclofen11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,322.25
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 2 group practices
- Ias Arizona PLLCTucson, AZ
- Permanente Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Henry Cheng-Ju Wu among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D. is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexander Pekurovsky, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961386930600
- Tracy Jackson, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945971154436590
- James Mura, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981881863215
- Krishna Kudaravalli, MDOakland, CA 946021801470596
- Irina Williams, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021508187600
- Bhumika Sherdiwala, M.D.Union City, CA 945871316331218
- Neil Kamdar, M.D.Emeryville, CA 946081093000226
- Timothy Lo, M.D., M.P.H.Emeryville, CA 946081194851857
Common questions
What is Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093179004, issued on Apr 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. Phone: (925) 295-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A196806, 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 Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Henry Cheng-Ju Wu, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.