Michael C. Wu, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Brea, CA
Michael C. Wu, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Brea, California, and NPI 1679573885, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (California A81748, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael C. Wu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A81748 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Pointe Dr, Brea, CA 92821
- Phone
- (714) 276-2930
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 256-9013
- Medicaid ID
- 00A817480 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040116000426); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael C. Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,308 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl125 claims
- Trazodone Hcl111 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl91 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl89 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate78 claims
- Sertraline Hcl73 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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Michael C. Wu among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Michael C. Wu, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Francis Shih, M.D.Brea, CA 928211194777151
- Thanh TruongBrea, CA 928211457855066
- Jennifer Kawase, MDBrea, CA 928221962609396
- Clayton Chau, MD, PHDBrea, CA 928231104914449
- Hardeep Singh-Moran, D.O.Anaheim, CA 928161568044014
- Racha ChamlatiFullerton, CA 928311215599337
Common questions
What is Michael C. Wu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael C. Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679573885, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael C. Wu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Pointe Dr, Brea, CA, 92821. Phone: (714) 276-2930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael C. Wu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A81748, 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 Michael C. Wu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael C. Wu, M.D. had 1,308 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.