NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Wu, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Orange, CA

Joseph Wu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1215010731, issued on Oct 21, 2006. Check the license (California 000000G51572, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215010731
Name
Joseph Wu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
000000G51572 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Uci Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 456-8978
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Joseph Wu 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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Industry payments in 2024: $2,166.37

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Wu$2,166.37
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Joseph Wu among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Joseph Wu, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Orange

They are 116 of the 13,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Chueh, M.D.Orange, CA 928681174589642
  2. K De Silva, MDOrange, CA 928681992730170
  3. Constance De Silva, MDOrange, CA 928681912922634
  4. Lianjie Du, M.D.Orange, CA 928681255331385
  5. Gaurav Gandotra, MDOrange, CA 928681386617421
  6. Carla Hammond, M.D.Orange, CA 928681407889355
  7. Alan Hanft, M.D.Orange, CA 928681376599076
  8. Joshua Israel, MDOrange, CA 928681689628265

Common questions

What is Joseph Wu, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215010731, issued on Oct 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Wu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Uci Medical Center, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-8978. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Wu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 000000G51572, 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.

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.

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