NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C

Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA

Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1700447885, issued on Jun 27, 2019. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1700447885
Name
Joshua Wenli Chua
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
5395 Ruffin RD Ste 102, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 598-5290
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2023
Fax
(858) 598-5296
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190913003006); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5395 Ruffin RD Ste 102

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

  1. Alejandro Ahumada, AU.D.Audiologist1427033554
  2. Bruno Claudino Ramos Flores, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1396974424
  3. Lesli Guthrie, AUDAudiologist1023216942
  4. Travis Scholer, D.M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1578942488
  5. Jason Toranto, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1144435389

Verify Joshua Wenli Chua in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

68 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Chua68
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel17 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. Acute Care Associates IncEncinitas, CA

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

Joshua Wenli Chua among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

747 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 747 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Asaro, P.A-CSan Diego, CA 921231306961313
  2. Billie Jo Brockington, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231023126588
  3. Anne Denslow, P.A.San Diego, CA 921231780732495
  4. Allison Dickinson, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231972655389
  5. Chinh Fleming, P.A.San Diego, CA 921231932214319
  6. Steven Gottesfeld, P.A.San Diego, CA 921231427068972
  7. Denise Lago, P.A.San Diego, CA 921231871641589
  8. Hortensia Lara, MDSan Diego, CA 921231649329293

Common questions

What is Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C's NPI number?

Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700447885, issued on Jun 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5395 Ruffin RD Ste 102, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 598-5290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Wenli Chua, PA-C had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.

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