NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Chuo, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Wheeling, WV

James Chuo, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wheeling, West Virginia, and NPI 1679830137, issued on Apr 20, 2012. Check the license (West Virginia 25872, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679830137
Name
James Chuo
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
25872 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone
(304) 243-2981
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 31, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 243-3964
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160107001815); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2010
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 1 Medical Park

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

  1. Kenneth Allen, MDAnesthesiology Physician1346376035
  2. Derek Andreini, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1235244898
  3. Trey Ankrom, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265305015
  4. Peter Aragones, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1912974445
  5. Juan Carlos Arrieta, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1306377437
  6. Milind Sumant Awale, MDFamily Medicine Physician1528355070

Verify James Chuo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

201 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Chuo201
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril15 claims
  2. Prednisone13 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
  4. Furosemide12 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate11 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): 94.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wheeling Hospital IncWheeling, WV

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

James Chuo among 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia

James Chuo, M.D. is one of 754 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 487 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Wheeling

They are 19 of the 1,774 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheeling, and 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Etzel, DOWheeling, WV 260031013143742
  2. Jamie Evick, D.O.Wheeling, WV 260031720254972
  3. Angelo Georges, MDWheeling, WV 260031821094038
  4. Paul Hedges, MDWheeling, WV 260031265433643
  5. John Holloway, MDWheeling, WV 260031528157153
  6. Leah Jones, DOWheeling, WV 260031700878717
  7. Charles Milton, D.O.Wheeling, WV 260031063507473
  8. Victor Perrone, MDWheeling, WV 260031871643387

Common questions

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

James Chuo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679830137, issued on Apr 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Chuo, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV, 26003. Phone: (304) 243-2981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 25872, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, James Chuo, M.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.