John L. Chu, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Aurora, IL
John L. Chu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Aurora, Illinois, and NPI 1548285844, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-097799, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John L. Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036-097799 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 N Highland Ave, Aurora, IL 60506
- Phone
- (630) 859-8700
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036097799 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000909); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John L. Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-097799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,879 Medicare Part D claims for 844 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost2,038 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol837 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate519 claims
- Timolol Maleate409 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate217 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl146 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: $89.25
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationAurora, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John L. Chu among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
John L. Chu, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
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- David Yoo, MDAurora, IL 605061548343155
Common questions
What is John L. Chu, MD's NPI number?
John L. Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548285844, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John L. Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 N Highland Ave, Aurora, IL, 60506. Phone: (630) 859-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John L. Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-097799, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John L. Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John L. Chu, MD had 4,879 Medicare Part D claims for 844 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.