Nhu Chau, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Jose, CA
Nhu Chau, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1174714729, issued on Aug 8, 2007. Check the license (California A94534, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nhu Chau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A94534 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Hospital Pkwy, San Jose, CA 95119
- Phone
- (408) 209-5288
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080112000191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nhu Chau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A94534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,859 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate197 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium183 claims
- Losartan Potassium175 claims
- Lisinopril167 claims
- Famotidine116 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
428 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Jose
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Common questions
What is Nhu Chau, MD's NPI number?
Nhu Chau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174714729, issued on Aug 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nhu Chau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Hospital Pkwy, San Jose, CA, 95119. Phone: (408) 209-5288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nhu Chau, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A94534, 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 Nhu Chau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nhu Chau, MD had 3,859 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.