NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Harbor City, CA

Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Harbor City, California, and NPI 1538236344, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California A79280, 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
1538236344
Name
Suchada Kwunyeun Shu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
A79280 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone
(310) 325-5111
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 517-4077
Medicaid ID
00A792800 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090318000482); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1999
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 25825 Vermont Ave

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

  1. Maryam Abdelnaby, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104978568
  2. Christiana Abraham, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447855911
  3. Kamren AckermanPhysical Therapist1104412352
  4. Bradley Ackerson, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1255490918
  5. Yossef Aelony, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1619178597
  6. Lisa Agustines, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750452736

Verify Suchada Kwunyeun Shu 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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,371 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Suchada Shu1,371
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone320 claims
  2. Methotrexate234 claims
  3. Meloxicam74 claims
  4. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate66 claims
  5. Allopurinol60 claims
  6. Enbrel Sureclick58 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGardena, CA

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

Suchada Kwunyeun Shu among 926 rheumatology physician records in California

Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD is one of 926 rheumatology 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in California

There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajinder Mahajan, MDHarbor City, CA 907101962550913
  2. Ivette Stickelmaier, MDLakewood, CA 907121962430579
  3. Virginia Chan, MDBellflower, CA 907061891847273
  4. Gerald Levy, MDBellflower, CA 907061386715209
  5. Diane Tjornhom, MDBellflower, CA 907061649339235
  6. Dipti Doshi, MDCerritos, CA 907031053325761
  7. Linnea Smith, PA-CCerritos, CA 907031275464927
  8. Rebekah Neal-Kraal, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201215165667

Common questions

What is Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD's NPI number?

Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538236344, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA, 90710. Phone: (310) 325-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A79280, 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 Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Suchada Kwunyeun Shu, MD had 1,371 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.