Michelle Thuy Chung
Pharmacist · Santa Cruz, CA
Michelle Thuy Chung is a pharmacist with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1730664368, issued on Sep 29, 2018. Check the license (California 78976, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Thuy Chung
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 78976 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 117 Morrissey Blvd, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 426-8911
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 117 Morrissey Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Depuy, JAMES DEPUYPharmacist1609176692
- Kendra Doty, BSN, RNRegistered Nurse1134884133
- Kathleen ElmorePharmacist1134423692
- Shawn GibsonPharmacist1588058523
- John Lau, PHARMDPharmacist1104118298
- Jessica NguyenPharmacist1497692107
Verify Michelle Thuy Chung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 78976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
48 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 98% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy24 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.
Michelle Thuy Chung among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Michelle Thuy Chung is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 61% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 pharmacist records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 54 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sakat BatraSanta Cruz, CA 950621437421658
- James Depuy, JAMES DEPUYSanta Cruz, CA 950621609176692
- Kathleen ElmoreSanta Cruz, CA 950621134423692
- Shawn GibsonSanta Cruz, CA 950621588058523
- John Lau, PHARMDSanta Cruz, CA 950621104118298
- Andrew LeSanta Cruz, CA 950621699190629
- Andrea Murray, PHARM DSanta Cruz, CA 950621134405210
- Eric Navaroli, PHARM DSanta Cruz, CA 950621134597271
Common questions
What is Michelle Thuy Chung's NPI number?
Michelle Thuy Chung's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730664368, issued on Sep 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Thuy Chung located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 117 Morrissey Blvd, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 426-8911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Thuy Chung's license?
NPPES lists California license number 78976, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Thuy Chung prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Thuy Chung had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.