Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1043621055, issued on May 13, 2014. Check the license (California A154817, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jonathan Caesar Chou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A154817 CA
262825 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2452 Watson CT, Palo Alto, CA 94303
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180529000584); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2452 Watson CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Emily Charlson, MDOphthalmology Physician1609296466
- Julie Cho, M.D, PH.DOphthalmology Physician1073993929
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Verify Jonathan Caesar Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A154817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,502 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost566 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol244 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate157 claims
- Timolol Maleate131 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate128 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine76 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: $205.81
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jonathan Caesar Chou among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalia Binczyk, MD, FRCSCPalo Alto, CA 943031013748359
- Emily Charlson, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031609296466
- Julie Cho, M.D, PH.DPalo Alto, CA 943031073993929
- Laura Huang, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943031043605116
- Kirandeep Kaur, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031366618290
- Kevin Ma, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031770014219
- Anna TothPalo Alto, CA 943031528577046
- Filippos Vingopoulos, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031023685781
Common questions
What is Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD's NPI number?
Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043621055, issued on May 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2452 Watson CT, Palo Alto, CA, 94303. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A154817, 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 Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jonathan Caesar Chou, MD had 1,502 Medicare Part D claims for 474 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.