Luke Chiou
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program in Birmingham, Alabama. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 331,761 in Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Luke Chiou filed 5,054 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program in Birmingham, Alabama, prescribing 95% generic.
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 95%
- generic prescribing
- $979.18
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Luke Chiou's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
5,054 Top 6% higher than 94% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Luke Chiou?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
Largest specialties in Alabama (% of in-state providers)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program ranks #1 among Alabama's specialties (8.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Alabama provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Luke Chiou appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program provider at 1720 7TH AVE S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, with a listed phone of (205) 934-5151. NPI 1063863546 was issued on 06/27/2016. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Chiou most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 5,054 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 256 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $663K in drug spend, split 5% brand-name and 95% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 331,761 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 459 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1063863546 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/27/2016 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Luke Chiou bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Luke Chiou. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$979
Largest payer
Corium, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 5,054 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,879
- Total Day Supply
- 203,970
- Brand vs Generic
- 5% brand / 95% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $542K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $122K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 60.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.29
- Gender Split
- 64% female / 36% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 133, 65-74: 95, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Luke Chiou prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Clonazepam
Clonazepam
380 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl
Fluoxetine Hcl
267 claims
- Alprazolam
Alprazolam
249 claims
- Mirtazapine
Mirtazapine
244 claims
- Aripiprazole
Aripiprazole
213 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate
Quetiapine Fumarate
210 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er
Venlafaxine Hcl Er
199 claims
- Buspirone Hcl
Buspirone Hcl
198 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clonazepam | 380 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | 267 |
| Alprazolam | 249 |
| Mirtazapine | 244 |
| Aripiprazole | 213 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 210 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er Venlafaxine Hcl | 199 |
| Buspirone Hcl | 198 |
| Bupropion Xl Bupropion Hcl | 195 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 194 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Overview
How Luke Chiou fits within the Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program landscape nationally.
Luke Chiou's 5,054 claims are above the specialty average of 459.
Nearby Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chiou.
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Alabama medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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