Louis Chu, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Boston, MA
Louis Chu, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1326288473, issued on Mar 3, 2009. Check the license (Massachusetts 240704, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis Chu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 240704 MA
232159 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 Francis St, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (617) 632-8383
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100913000205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Louis Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 240704Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $1,466.82
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
- Mount Auburn Professional Services IncCambridge, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Louis Chu among 228 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Massachusetts
Louis Chu, M.D. is one of 228 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 68% 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 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1998 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 208G00000X and a Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
There are 228 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Massachusetts.
All 228 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sidharta Gangadharan, M.D.Boston, MA 022151184656605
- Robert Hagberg, MDBoston, MA 022151356333439
- Michael Kent, M.D.Boston, MA 022151023210218
- Kamal Khabbaz, M.D.Boston, MA 022151992731558
- Antonio Lassaletta, MDBoston, MA 022151225284441
- Sidney Levitsky, M.D.Boston, MA 022151346237260
- David Liu, MDBoston, MA 022151043210768
- Vicki Mahan, MDBoston, MA 022151932132214
Common questions
What is Louis Chu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Louis Chu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326288473, issued on Mar 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis Chu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 632-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis Chu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 240704, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Louis Chu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis Chu, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.