NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Peter Cha

Trauma Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

Peter Cha is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1487188918, issued on Apr 11, 2017. Check the license (California A157016, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487188918
Name
Peter Cha
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License number
A157016 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 939-3200
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230801003153); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2017
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 7901 Frost St

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

  1. Aileen Afshar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134689946
  2. Saad Alkhider, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447712062
  3. Mustafa Alwash, M.DHospitalist Physician1679936439
  4. Alexandra Anjier, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467087510
  5. Anna Astashchanka, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821594359
  6. Amir Bahreman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124249388

Verify Peter Cha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $7,531.26

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Peter Cha$7,531.26
  2. Specialty average$2,324.59

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. Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA

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

Peter Cha among 146 trauma surgery physician records in California

Peter Cha is one of 146 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 117 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 2086S0127X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 146 trauma surgery physician records in California.

The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Hamel, MDSan Diego, CA 921231366761595
  2. Simone Langness, MDSan Diego, CA 921231568734754
  3. Lawrence Roberts, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231598863193
  4. Frank Zhao, M.D.San Diego, CA 921271861703779
  5. Robert Izenberg, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341922006188
  6. James Wallace, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341730490277
  7. Vishal Bansal, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031194889410
  8. Sandra Freiwald, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031669494662

Common questions

What is Peter Cha's NPI number?

Peter Cha's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487188918, issued on Apr 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Peter Cha located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Peter Cha's license?

NPPES lists California license number A157016, 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.

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.

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