Peter Chu, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Peter Chu, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1396788014, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 200388 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 N EL Cielo RD, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 323-8657
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2024
- Fax
- (760) 318-9083
- Medicaid ID
- 1052914 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 275 N EL Cielo RD
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Verify Peter Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
1,264 Medicare Part D claims for 816 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin184 claims
- Methylprednisolone170 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl71 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl65 claims
- Prednisone63 claims
- Tramadol Hcl61 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $146.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Peter Chu among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Peter Chu, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs
They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Peter Chu, MD's NPI number?
Peter Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396788014, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 N EL Cielo RD, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-8657. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Chu, MD's license?
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 Peter Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Chu, MD had 1,264 Medicare Part D claims for 816 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.