NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Chiu, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Sioux Falls, SD

James Chiu, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1124347265, issued on May 28, 2010. Check the license (South Dakota 9219, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124347265
Name
James Chiu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
9219 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5000 S Minnesota Ave Ste 300, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone
(605) 400-9975
Enumerated
May 28, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2023
Fax
(605) 271-6166
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140923001047); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5000 S Minnesota Ave Ste 300

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

  1. Alicia Hagstrom, LPC-MH, LACProfessional Counselor1811629199
  2. Kelsey Theesfeld, LCSW-PIP, LAC, QMHPClinical Social Worker1992348817

Verify James Chiu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic 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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5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

5,759 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. James Chiu5,759
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clozapine429 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl377 claims
  3. Clonazepam367 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate328 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl242 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl236 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $388,184.10

632 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Chiu$388,184
  2. Specialty average$4,955

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Community Counseling ServiceHuron, SD
  2. Dakota Counseling Institute IncMitchell, SD
  3. Northeastern Mental Health CenterAberdeen, SD

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

Psychiatry Physician providers in South Dakota

There are 112 psychiatry physician records in South Dakota.

Other psychiatry physician records in South Dakota

  1. Arslan Ahmed, DOFort Meade, SD1649626151
  2. Seth Ahrendt, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1639565757
  3. Lisa Amiotte, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1871565333
  4. Kent Andre, MDSioux Falls, SD1245425974
  5. Natalie Armijo, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1932246881
  6. Jennifer Assam, MDSioux Falls, SD1982198776
  7. Berne Bahnson, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1871565499
  8. Francis Bandettini, D.O.Sioux Falls, SD1942325428
  9. Christiaan Bates, MDSioux Falls, SD1235795329
  10. Abbey Bauman, MDSioux Falls, SD1467072066

Common questions

What is James Chiu, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Chiu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124347265, issued on May 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Chiu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 S Minnesota Ave Ste 300, Sioux Falls, SD, 57108. Phone: (605) 400-9975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Chiu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 9219, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Chiu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Chiu, M.D. had 5,759 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Chiu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.