Joshua Chiu, DDS
Dentist · Torrance, CA
Joshua Chiu, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1982834636, issued on Jul 15, 2009. Check the license (California 27873, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Chiu
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 27873 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21320 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 543-1003
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Chiu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 27873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin39 claims
- Ibuprofen15 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.
Joshua Chiu among 14,729 dentist records in California
Joshua Chiu, DDS is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 48% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 dentist records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 127 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Chiu, DDS's NPI number?
Joshua Chiu, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982834636, issued on Jul 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Chiu, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21320 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 543-1003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Chiu, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 27873, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Chiu, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Chiu, DDS had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.