Joyce C. Chou, MD
Surgery Physician · San Jose, CA
Joyce C. Chou, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1861578395, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (California A64086, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joyce C. Chou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A64086 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 260 International Cir, San Jose, CA 95119
- Phone
- (408) 972-7000
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A640860 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110204000950); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joyce C. Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A64086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joyce C. Chou among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Joyce C. Chou, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in San Jose → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Susan Kutner, MDSan Jose, CA 951191750467270
- Teresa Lewis, MDSan Jose, CA 951191427134949
- Efren Rosas, MDSan Jose, CA 951191760568265
- Val Selivanov, MDSan Jose, CA 951191255417762
- Mi-Yung Stenfort, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191164523148
Common questions
What is Joyce C. Chou, MD's NPI number?
Joyce C. Chou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861578395, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joyce C. Chou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 International Cir, San Jose, CA, 95119. Phone: (408) 972-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joyce C. Chou, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A64086, 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 Joyce C. Chou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joyce C. Chou, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.