Irene Wu, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Irene Wu, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1699964122, issued on Oct 22, 2007. Check the license (California A102000, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irene Wu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- A102000 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 319-2253
- Enumerated
- Oct 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 319-2263
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110817000850); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Irene Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
1,144 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 442 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin189 claims
- Buprenorphine124 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl105 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl78 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl72 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl62 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,667.08
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Irene Wu among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Irene Wu, M.D. is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X 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 Physician providers in California
There are 140 pain medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeanne Axler, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904051083648547
- Javid Ghandehari, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031306002761
- Kenneth Bradley, MDTorrance, CA 905031558479352
- Michael Port, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921710005731
- Rick Chavez, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771144271495
- Glen Komatsu, M.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751114939394
- David Wu, M.D.El Segundo, CA 902451013113935
- France-Helene Russman, M.D.Downey, CA 902421366659880
Common questions
What is Irene Wu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Irene Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699964122, issued on Oct 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irene Wu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-2253. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irene Wu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A102000, 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 Irene Wu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Irene Wu, M.D. had 1,144 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Irene Wu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.