NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Ren Chu, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Independence, MO

Paul Ren Chu, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Independence, Missouri, and NPI 1477558658, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 102011, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477558658
Name
Paul Ren Chu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
102011 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19550 E 39TH St S, Independence, MO 64057
Phone
(816) 461-6837
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2022
Fax
(816) 833-1760
Medicaid ID
208512418 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190515001785); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 19550 E 39TH St S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Courtney AdamsMedical Physician Assistant1013451558
  2. Carl Akin, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1871598052
  3. Alisa Ash, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346441342
  4. Gregory Ballard, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1942367040
  5. Mindi Beahm, MDSurgery Physician1669663571
  6. Lindsay Bedora, RN, APRN, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1073955928

Verify Paul Ren Chu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,969 Medicare Part D claims for 738 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Paul Chu5,969
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium476 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate472 claims
  3. Carvedilol459 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate323 claims
  5. Ezetimibe317 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium311 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,312.24

74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Chu$1,312.24
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Midwest Heart And Vascular Specialists LLCOverland Park, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Paul Ren Chu among 446 cardiovascular disease physician records in Missouri

Paul Ren Chu, M.D. is one of 446 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 81% 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, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Missouri

There are 446 cardiovascular disease physician records in Missouri.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carl Akin, M.D.Independence, MO 640571871598052
  2. Stephen Dickson, M.D.Independence, MO 640571023422474
  3. Thao Duong, MDIndependence, MO 640571205272945
  4. Bob Green, M.D.Independence, MO 640571316946544
  5. Pei-Chun McGregor, M.D.Independence, MO 640571023231073
  6. Ambreen Mohamed, M.D.Independence, MO 640571437443637
  7. George Pogson, M.D.Independence, MO 640571851396055
  8. Lillard Ashley, MDLees Summit, MO 640631457305062

Common questions

What is Paul Ren Chu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paul Ren Chu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477558658, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Ren Chu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19550 E 39TH St S, Independence, MO, 64057. Phone: (816) 461-6837. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Ren Chu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 102011, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul Ren Chu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Ren Chu, M.D. had 5,969 Medicare Part D claims for 738 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paul Ren Chu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.