Jeffrey Chwa, DO
Rheumatology Physician · Long Beach, CA
Jeffrey Chwa, DO is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1285989236, issued on Jul 16, 2012. Check the license (California 20A14736, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Chwa
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 20A14736 CA
AE38738983696 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2699 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
- Phone
- (562) 490-3060
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181013000076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jeffrey Chwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A14736Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,693 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate356 claims
- Prednisone160 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate147 claims
- Folic Acid103 claims
- Prolia89 claims
- Alendronate Sodium72 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $358.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffrey Chwa among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Jeffrey Chwa, DO is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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- Noreen Hussaini, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081093907198
- Nancy Godfrey, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908151790777449
- Michael Maehara, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908151316969629
- Jeremy Anuntiyo, MDSan Pedro, CA 907321811183585
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Chwa, DO's NPI number?
Jeffrey Chwa, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285989236, issued on Jul 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Chwa, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2699 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (562) 490-3060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Chwa, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A14736, 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 Jeffrey Chwa, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey Chwa, DO had 1,693 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.