Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Antonio, TX
Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1629395801, issued on Apr 27, 2010. Check the license (Texas S9478, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lin-Chiang Philip Chou
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- S9478 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7726 Louis Pasteur Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 575-8485
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2026
- Fax
- (210) 575-8499
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190708000561); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7726 Louis Pasteur Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lin-Chiang Philip Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S9478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,593.83
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lin-Chiang Philip Chou among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clinton Baisden, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291740291269
- John Calhoon, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291568579548
- Andrea Carpenter, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291902913981
- William Davis, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291437195187
- Daniel De Armond, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291861595779
- Nilto De Oliveira, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291376507939
- Michael Eppinger, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291871573105
- James Garrison, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291003843830
Common questions
What is Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629395801, issued on Apr 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7726 Louis Pasteur Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 575-8485. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S9478, 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.
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.