NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Chou, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Long Beach, CA

John Chou, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1215965637, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (California G064291, 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
1215965637
Name
John Chou
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G064291 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1333 Chestnut Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813
Phone
(562) 599-8601
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 218-0853
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051209000504); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1987
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 1333 Chestnut Ave

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

  1. Ashlee AbramLicensed Vocational Nurse1457246654
  2. Shelley Agrusa, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1457881252
  3. Justine Alvarez, VN718488Licensed Vocational Nurse1598445348
  4. Katherine Alvarez, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1457067035
  5. Guadalupe Ambriz, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922261288
  6. Ma.lourdes Aquino, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1881123198

Verify John Chou in five checks

  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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

257 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. John Chou257
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium23 claims
  2. Azithromycin14 claims
  3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl14 claims
  4. Prednisone13 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. County OF Los AngelesLong Beach, CA

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

John Chou among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

John Chou, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

213 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Long Beach

They are 213 of the 13,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Long Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Barbosa, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131043240633
  2. Rose Mary Berman, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131225113830
  3. Vu Cung, MDLong Beach, CA 908131831273580
  4. Marco Garcia, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131518075209
  5. Laura Jaimes, M.DLong Beach, CA 908131306839121
  6. Shana Jordan, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131033140249
  7. Maryam Kazemzadeh, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131801831573
  8. Savithri Krishnamurthy, MDLong Beach, CA 908131639263502

Common questions

What is John Chou, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Chou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215965637, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Chou, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1333 Chestnut Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 599-8601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Chou, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G064291, 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 John Chou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Chou, M.D. had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.