Michelle K. Chu, MD
Surgery Physician · Reno, NV
Michelle K. Chu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1538157995, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 11107, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle K. Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 11107 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 E 2ND St, Reno, NV 89502
- Phone
- (775) 789-7000
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2023
- Fax
- (775) 789-7040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040831001180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 E 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michelle K. Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl11 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: $33.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sobi, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Community Care Services LLCReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle K. Chu among 236 surgery physician records in Nevada
Michelle K. Chu, MD is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 76% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Nevada
There are 236 surgery physician records in Nevada.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Christos Galanopoulos, MDReno, NV 895021760474555
- Myron Gomez, M.D.Reno, NV 895021992749048
- John Hansen, M.D.Reno, NV 895021962446179
- James Harris, M.D.Reno, NV 895021104862366
- Frieda Hulka, M.D.Reno, NV 895021366485542
Common questions
What is Michelle K. Chu, MD's NPI number?
Michelle K. Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538157995, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle K. Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 E 2ND St, Reno, NV, 89502. Phone: (775) 789-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle K. Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 11107, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle K. Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle K. Chu, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.