NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thick Gw Chow, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Thick Gw Chow, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1447282876, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California A29113, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447282876
Name
Thick Gw Chow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A29113 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
817 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone
(213) 385-0029
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(213) 385-5619
Medicaid ID
00A291130 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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  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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Thick Gw Chow among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Thick Gw Chow, MD is one of 17,133 family 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Siri ChirumamillaLos Angeles, CA 900051245734953
  2. Edwin Choi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900051245273820
  3. Bruce Chow, DOLos Angeles, CA 900051013913441
  4. Hun Kang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051982645438
  5. Hyun Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051790728624
  6. Gwang Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051972792273
  7. Brian Mirazic, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051215099320
  8. Loghman Abdian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900061356554802

Common questions

What is Thick Gw Chow, MD's NPI number?

Thick Gw Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447282876, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thick Gw Chow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 817 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90005. Phone: (213) 385-0029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thick Gw Chow, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A29113, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.