Karen Chu, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Vancouver, WA
Karen Chu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Vancouver, Washington, and NPI 1043717093, issued on Apr 6, 2018. Check the license on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- BP10063435 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2415 NE 134TH St, Vancouver, WA 98686
- Phone
- (360) 882-2778
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240405000742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2415 NE 134TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical CommissionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl31 claims
- Sertraline Hcl25 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate20 claims
- Buspirone Hcl18 claims
- Risperidone16 claims
- Mirtazapine15 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: $80.73
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.
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
- The Vancouver Clinic Inc PSVancouver, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Chu among 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington
Karen Chu, MD is one of 1,195 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Washington. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Washington
There are 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington.
All 1,195 in Washington → Every provider in Vancouver → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela Edwards, MDVancouver, WA 986861225117260
- Natalia Luna, MDVancouver, WA 986861023630084
- Charlotte Marx, MDVancouver, WA 986861235889551
- Michael Rothenfluch, MDVancouver, WA 986861619177508
- Bradley Strong, M.D.Vancouver, WA 986861679506992
- Jeff Zhao, MDVancouver, WA 986861881956969
- Conrad Swartz, M.D., PH.D.Vancouver, WA 986851235117813
- Michael Campbell, M.DVancouver, WA 986841851488423
Common questions
What is Karen Chu, MD's NPI number?
Karen Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043717093, issued on Apr 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2415 NE 134TH St, Vancouver, WA, 98686. Phone: (360) 882-2778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Chu, MD's license?
Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Chu, MD had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.