Lu Chou
Anesthesiology Physician · Seattle, WA
Lu Chou is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1497315808, issued on Jun 18, 2019. Check the license (Washington OP61427224, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lu Chou
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- OP61427224 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 520-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230817001299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lu Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license OP61427224Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lu Chou among 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington
Lu Chou is one of 1,701 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2007 among the 1,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
694 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Seattle
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Common questions
What is Lu Chou's NPI number?
Lu Chou's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497315808, issued on Jun 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lu Chou located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 520-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lu Chou's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OP61427224, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Lu Chou's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.