Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD
General Practice Physician · Plant City, FL
Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Plant City, Florida, and NPI 1053826156, issued on Dec 11, 2017. Check the license (Florida ACN1469, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karina Dolly Escudero Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- ACN1469 FL
19811 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 228 W Alexander St, Plant City, FL 33563
- Phone
- (813) 535-4816
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Fax
- (877) 285-9902
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221007001086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 228 W Alexander St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karina Dolly Escudero Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ACN1469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
7,138 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium700 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate417 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa316 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium264 claims
- Metformin Hcl232 claims
- Omeprazole229 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: $78.10
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ALK-Abello, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Conviva Medical Center Management, LLCPlant City, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karina Dolly Escudero Chu among 2,282 general practice physician records in Florida
Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD is one of 2,282 general practice physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 1,142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 general practice physician records list a practice address in Plant City
They are 6 of the 619 NPPES records with a practice address in Plant City, and 2,282 general practice physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD's NPI number?
Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053826156, issued on Dec 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 228 W Alexander St, Plant City, FL, 33563. Phone: (813) 535-4816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ACN1469, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karina Dolly Escudero Chu, MD had 7,138 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.