NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine C. Wu, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Charlottesville, VA

Katherine C. Wu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1497331821, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (Virginia 0101277439, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1497331821
Name
Katherine C. Wu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
0101277439 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone
(434) 924-2241
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2021
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250528000275); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2021
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1300 Jefferson Park Ave

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  4. Jayakrishna Ambati, MDOphthalmology Physician1295845154
  5. Virginia Andersen, PHD,M.ED, ED.S.Clinical Psychologist1063721538
  6. Christine Arcidicono, PMHNP- DNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1588216014

Verify Katherine C. Wu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,224 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Katherine Wu1,224
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buspirone Hcl78 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate76 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl68 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl61 claims
  5. Gabapentin56 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl48 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. University OF Virginia Physicians GroupCharlottesville, VA

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

Katherine C. Wu among 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia

Katherine C. Wu, MD is one of 1,395 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2003 among the 567 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

88 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Charlottesville

They are 88 of the 7,000 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlottesville, and 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Brown, MDCharlottesville, VA 229031033179353
  2. Randolph Canterbury, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229031558406504
  3. Zachariah DameronCharlottesville, VA 229031558430173
  4. Joseph Frieben, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229031588769962
  5. Veronica Harsh, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229031255371894
  6. Pamila Herrington, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229031205970449
  7. Catherine Leslie, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229031285682468
  8. Gabrielle MarzaniCharlottesville, VA 229031851460489

Common questions

What is Katherine C. Wu, MD's NPI number?

Katherine C. Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497331821, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine C. Wu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA, 22903. Phone: (434) 924-2241. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine C. Wu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101277439, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Katherine C. Wu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine C. Wu, MD had 1,224 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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.