Laura Chia, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Cupertino, CA
Laura Chia, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Cupertino, California, and NPI 1780004796, issued on Apr 17, 2014. Check the license (California A139279, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Chia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A139279 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7646 Berland CT, Cupertino, CA 95014
- Phone
- (408) 348-9664
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170623002270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Chia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A139279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil41 claims
- Lisinopril21 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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: $81.91
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncRoseville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Chia among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Laura Chia, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Laura Chia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Chia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780004796, issued on Apr 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Chia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7646 Berland CT, Cupertino, CA, 95014. Phone: (408) 348-9664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Chia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A139279, 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 Laura Chia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Chia, M.D. had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.