Rachel Lynn Chu, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Iowa City, IA
Rachel Lynn Chu, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1093341463, issued on Mar 18, 2020. Check the license (Iowa MD-54440, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Lynn Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License numbers
- MD-54440 IA
94-10589 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-2861
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2025
- Fax
- (319) 353-7699
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250712000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachel Lynn Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-54440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin27 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 claims
- Moxifloxacin11 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: $583.42
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Iowa
There are 5 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Iowa.
All 5 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 4 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Goins, MDIowa City, IA 522421588665640
- Sachi Patil, MDIowa City, IA 522421598401911
- Christina Gillmor, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661093160491
- Thomas Meirick, MDWest Des Moines, IA 502661417448408
Common questions
What is Rachel Lynn Chu, MD's NPI number?
Rachel Lynn Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093341463, issued on Mar 18, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Lynn Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-2861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Lynn Chu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-54440, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rachel Lynn Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Lynn Chu, MD had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.