NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · San Francisco, CA

Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1780819250, issued on May 27, 2009. Check the license (California E 4921, as entered in NPPES) 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780819250
Name
Katherine Elizabeth Chou
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
E 4921 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2100 Webster St Ste 407, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 426-7771
Enumerated
May 27, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2025
Fax
(415) 967-7053
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111209000277); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

180 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Katherine Chou180
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Ciclopirox54 claims
  2. Jublia26 claims
  3. Ketoconazole18 claims
  4. Terbinafine Hcl18 claims
  5. Lidocaine16 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score60.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Katherine Elizabeth Chou among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California

Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% 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 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California

There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Cates, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941151386008779
  2. John Schuberth, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941151265510804
  3. Sahra Sellers, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941151639416209
  4. Eugene Spector, D.P.M.San Francisco, CA 941151902879463
  5. Mher Vartivarian, D.P.M.San Francisco, CA 941151801117874
  6. Kirk Grogan, D.P.M.San Francisco, CA 941141790856524
  7. Barry Meskin, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941141588699532
  8. Bob Salk, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941141396839965

Common questions

What is Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM's NPI number?

Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780819250, issued on May 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Webster St Ste 407, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 426-7771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM's license?

NPPES lists California license number E 4921, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Katherine Elizabeth Chou, DPM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.