Tze Chow Ip, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Tze Chow Ip, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1780629493, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (California A67002, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tze Chow Ip
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A67002 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 722-7038
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2024
- Fax
- (949) 630-4934
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110323000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 288 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zachary Adler, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1396884391
- Joyce Anderson, R.N.F.A.Registered Nurse First Assistant1952630006
- Justin Anderson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1487924007
- Nicholas Bacher, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1972130771
- Dennis Bansil, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740629047
- Lindsay Baumhefner, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043398977
Verify Tze Chow Ip in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A67002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Methylprednisolone36 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Cephalexin11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $487.06
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Orthopedic Institute OF Newport Beach Limited PartnershipIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tze Chow Ip among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Tze Chow Ip, M.D. is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Newport Beach → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Cook, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601063588705
- Shaunak Desai, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601174733802
- Nicholas Rose, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601174550784
- Joanne Zhang, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601952764730
- Kevin Kim, D.ONewport Beach, CA 926631669826798
- Paul Casey, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926491740392802
- Emily Clarke, MDLaguna Woods, CA 926371164082368
- Kyle Coker, M.D.Laguna Woods, CA 926371265436620
Common questions
What is Tze Chow Ip, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tze Chow Ip, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780629493, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tze Chow Ip, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 722-7038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tze Chow Ip, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A67002, 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 Tze Chow Ip, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tze Chow Ip, M.D. had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tze Chow Ip, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.