NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1376742569, issued on Jul 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas N2027, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1376742569
Name
Lieu Ngoc Chau
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
N2027 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8901 Boone RD, Houston, TX 77099
Phone
(281) 454-0519
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 454-0943
Medicaid ID
280530101 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090605000284); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2007
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 8901 Boone RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Esther Batram, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1720377575
  2. Tramell Bell, PHARM.DPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1487089884
  3. Poanna Bennam, DOPediatrics Physician1467034009
  4. Ramil Cadungog, MDFamily Medicine Physician1265790109
  5. Ana Cappello, LCSWClinical Social Worker1548725955
  6. Shirley Chacko, RPHPharmacist1891790606

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

779 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lieu Chau779
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium88 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium31 claims
  4. Jardiance30 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
  6. Ozempic29 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $113.98

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lieu Chau$113.98
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

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  3. Fakhrudin Aaseemah Mohamed, M.DAllen, TX1952782518
  4. So Abad, MDWichita Falls, TX1184624694
  5. Yoseph AbadiRichardson, TX1700742640
  6. Marcus Abadie, M.D.Athens, TX1104821107
  7. Montserrat Abadie Sole, M.D.Fort Worth, TX1245437078
  8. Sarah Abang-Hayes, M.D.San Antonio, TX1326244724
  9. Ahmad Abazid, M.DRichardson, TX1013238401
  10. Syed Abbas, M.D.Houston, TX1821267477

Common questions

What is Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO's NPI number?

Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376742569, issued on Jul 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8901 Boone RD, Houston, TX, 77099. Phone: (281) 454-0519. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N2027, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO had 779 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lieu Ngoc Chau, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.