NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Mission Viejo, CA

Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1043277361, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (California G73198, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043277361
Name
Luis Alberto Chanes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
G73198 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
27871 Medical Center RD, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone
(949) 364-6688
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2026
Fax
(949) 364-6689
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100318000841); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 1987
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 27871 Medical Center RD

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  6. Alice Daugherty, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1083621270

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,946 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luis Chanes1,946
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost624 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol291 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate125 claims
  4. Moxifloxacin123 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine117 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate91 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: $391.19

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Chanes$391.19
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. Luis A Chanes M D IncSanta Ana, CA

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

Luis Alberto Chanes among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Faris Ghosheh, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911922035781
  2. Ribhi Ghosheh, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911659474112
  3. Satvinder Gujral, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911912928672
  4. David Gwynn, M.DMission Viejo, CA 926911003837766
  5. Samira Khan, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911679736672
  6. Audrey Tai, D.O.Mission Viejo, CA 926911942555818
  7. Mahmood Talebi, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911730252867
  8. Grace Kim, MDIrvine, CA 926971003101874

Common questions

What is Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043277361, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27871 Medical Center RD, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 364-6688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G73198, 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 Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Alberto Chanes, M.D. had 1,946 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.