NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Joseph Chacko, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Fountain Valley, CA

Steven Joseph Chacko, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1164171799, issued on Mar 21, 2022. Check the license (California A189296, 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
1164171799
Name
Steven Joseph Chacko
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A189296 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17360 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone
(877) 279-5289
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250827004318); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2022
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 17360 Brookhurst St

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

  1. Gail Frances Liezl Abcede, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1902216872
  2. Dustin ArbuckleClinical Social Worker1528715547
  3. Behnaz Babaknia, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992275093
  4. Brett BatesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609315134
  5. Gina Bell, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750589032
  6. Michael Benefiel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861855827

Verify Steven Joseph Chacko 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

104 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Steven Chacko104
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorialcare Medical FoundationLong Beach, CA

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

Steven Joseph Chacko among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Steven Joseph Chacko, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fountain Valley

They are 83 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Bartlett, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073518791
  2. Ihong Chen, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081104822535
  3. Naomi Cheung, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073503314
  4. Alan Dang, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081043217359
  5. Alton ForanFountain Valley, CA 927081619968799
  6. George Hong, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081154328532
  7. Brandon Khaw, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081568453637
  8. Lalita Komanapalli, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081578560884

Common questions

What is Steven Joseph Chacko, MD's NPI number?

Steven Joseph Chacko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164171799, issued on Mar 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Joseph Chacko, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17360 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (877) 279-5289. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Joseph Chacko, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A189296, 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.

How much does Steven Joseph Chacko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Joseph Chacko, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.