NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Irwin Chow, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Irwin Chow, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1184637530, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (California A81510, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184637530
Name
Irwin Chow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
A81510 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
845 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Phone
(415) 982-2400
Enumerated
Aug 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A815100 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051031000638); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 2001
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 845 Jackson St

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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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Industry payments in 2024: $128.87

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Irwin Chow$128.87
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

499 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 499 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

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  4. Maher Abadir, MDTurlock, CA1669491718
  5. Jerry Abajian, M.D.Napa, CA1851336218
  6. Carolyn AbbasiLoma Linda, CA1811287311
  7. Christine Abboud, D.O.Walnut Creek, CA1174901508
  8. Steven Abboud, MDPalo Alto, CA1619364908
  9. Therese Abboud, M.D.Coronado, CA1003112913
  10. Mohammed Abdel Rahim, M.B.CH.BNewport Beach, CA1255520854

Common questions

What is Irwin Chow, MD's NPI number?

Irwin Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184637530, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Irwin Chow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 845 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA, 94133. Phone: (415) 982-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Irwin Chow, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A81510, 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. 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.