NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Po Cheng Chu, MD

Specialist · Brooklyn, NY

Po Cheng Chu, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1720236813, issued on Sep 3, 2008. Check the license (New York 257725, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720236813
Name
Po Cheng Chu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
257725 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2315 86TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11214
Phone
(718) 333-0093
Enumerated
Sep 3, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 333-0073
Medicaid ID
03969248 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150114001842); may accept Medicare assignment
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 2315 86TH St

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

  1. Jia Min HuangAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1760095293

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6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024

8,337 Medicare Part D claims for 1,956 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Po Cheng Chu8,337
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium2,263 claims
  2. Famotidine770 claims
  3. Dicyclomine Hcl611 claims
  4. Sucralfate591 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf576 claims
  6. Nexium391 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: $3,248.72

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Po Cheng Chu$3,248.72
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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. Newtown Gastroenterology PCBrooklyn, NY

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

Po Cheng Chu among 22,636 specialist records in New York

Po Cheng Chu, MD is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 11% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5,700 specialist records list a practice address in Brooklyn

They are 5,700 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hatem Abouhassan, PTBrooklyn, NY 112141700017282
  2. Minh Duong, M.S. O.T.R./L.Brooklyn, NY 112141023268455
  3. Chaya Friedman, DPTBrooklyn, NY 112141487915112
  4. Dmitry Geller, OTR/LBrooklyn, NY 112141093959066
  5. Prasad Gudavalli, MDBrooklyn, NY 112141497750046
  6. Rocio JaimesBrooklyn, NY 112141659569069
  7. Munish Kumar, M.DBrooklyn, NY 112141659306322
  8. Nachum Levin, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112141508837840

Common questions

What is Po Cheng Chu, MD's NPI number?

Po Cheng Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720236813, issued on Sep 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Po Cheng Chu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 86TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11214. Phone: (718) 333-0093. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Po Cheng Chu, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 257725, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Po Cheng Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Po Cheng Chu, MD had 8,337 Medicare Part D claims for 1,956 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.

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