Nicole Chow, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fountain Valley, CA
Nicole Chow, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1578069423, issued on Mar 31, 2018. Check the license (California A165638, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Chow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A165638 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9900 Talbert Ave Ste 301&302, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 965-2500
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2026
- Fax
- (714) 965-2593
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210507000707); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9900 Talbert Ave Ste 301&302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole Chow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A165638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,146 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Losartan Potassium36 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
- Edinger Medical Group IncHuntington Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Chow among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Nicole Chow, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fountain Valley
They are 83 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Chow, MD's NPI number?
Nicole Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578069423, issued on Mar 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Chow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9900 Talbert Ave Ste 301&302, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 965-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Chow, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A165638, 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 Nicole Chow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Chow, MD had 1,146 Medicare Part D claims for 232 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.