NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard K. Chow, MD

Pediatrics Physician · San Mateo, CA

Howard K. Chow, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in San Mateo, California, and NPI 1083603393, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (California A068558, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083603393
Name
Howard K. Chow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
A068558 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 S San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone
(650) 579-6500
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(650) 579-1943
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 50 S San Mateo Dr

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

  1. Shelley Adams, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1891801932
  2. Lois Balster, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1568578474
  3. Bruce Bern, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1700954278
  4. Jeanne Beymer, MDPediatrics Physician1114913530
  5. Hayley Brown, MS, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518395169
  6. Stephen Buchner, MDPediatrics Physician1013938786

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  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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Howard K. Chow among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Howard K. Chow, MD is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in California

There are 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lois Balster, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011568578474
  2. Jeanne Beymer, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011114913530
  3. Stephen Buchner, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011013938786
  4. Alger Chapman, MD PHDSan Mateo, CA 944011437145216
  5. Jennifer Kaufman, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011992729008
  6. Vincent Mason, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011669548681
  7. Kenneth Rosenbaum, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011407922404
  8. Mark Showen, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011477576817

Common questions

What is Howard K. Chow, MD's NPI number?

Howard K. Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083603393, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard K. Chow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 S San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA, 94401. Phone: (650) 579-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard K. Chow, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A068558, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.