NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tom Chau, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, OR

Tom Chau, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1629259916, issued on Nov 15, 2007. Check the license (Oregon MD29380, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629259916
Name
Tom Chau
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD29380 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9205 SW Barnes RD, Portland, OR 97225
Phone
(503) 216-2621
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
500608945 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090909000673); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 9205 SW Barnes RD

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

  1. Darshan Acharya, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1033173638
  2. Daniel Addy, C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003929795
  3. Alexis Amatisto, DOInternal Medicine Physician1386263580
  4. Maria Ampomah, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1871049940
  5. Christopher Andersen, RNRegistered Nurse1164343323
  6. Christopher Andrews, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1124113808

Verify Tom Chau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 104 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tom Chau1,876
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium99 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
  3. Indapamide71 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium64 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl Er57 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate38 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 2 group practices

  1. Providence Health And Services - OregonPortland, OR
  2. Providence Health And Services OregonPortland, OR

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

Tom Chau among 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon

Tom Chau, M.D. is one of 2,116 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 1,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

889 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland

They are 889 of the 42,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Myrna Casono, MDPortland, OR 972251588666432
  2. Timothy Cleary, M.D.Portland, OR 972251215933411
  3. Cynthia Ferrier, M.D.Portland, OR 972251285607440
  4. Robert Fojtasek, MDPortland, OR 972251306888649
  5. Steven Gordon, MDPortland, OR 972251285616748
  6. Thomas Gragnola, MDPortland, OR 972251144220765
  7. Janette Green, M.D.Portland, OR 972251225029986
  8. Charles Kilo, M.D.Portland, OR 972251801869078

Common questions

What is Tom Chau, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tom Chau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629259916, issued on Nov 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tom Chau, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9205 SW Barnes RD, Portland, OR, 97225. Phone: (503) 216-2621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tom Chau, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD29380, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tom Chau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tom Chau, M.D. had 1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 226 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.