Victor W. Chiu, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Tacoma, WA
Victor W. Chiu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1285664375, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Washington 60051007, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor W. Chiu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 60051007 WA
A96009 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3602 S 19TH Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (559) 733-4372
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2024
- Fax
- (559) 733-1758
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091023000270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3602 S 19TH Street
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Verify Victor W. Chiu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license 60051007Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,656 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost758 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate699 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine683 claims
- Ofloxacin560 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol213 claims
- Timolol Maleate95 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,331.47
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Pnw Eye PLLCTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Victor W. Chiu among 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington
Victor W. Chiu, MD is one of 522 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 77% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Washington
There are 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roger Anderson, MDTacoma, WA 984051598797979
- Clark Deem, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051770528721
- Francis Geissler, PH.D., M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051386683837
- John Goodin, MDTacoma, WA 984051710919790
- Hoon Jung, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051164521688
- Andrew Kopstein, MDTacoma, WA 984051124050117
- Mark Nelson, MDTacoma, WA 984051689647109
- Thomas Osgood, MDTacoma, WA 984051730160565
Common questions
What is Victor W. Chiu, MD's NPI number?
Victor W. Chiu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285664375, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor W. Chiu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3602 S 19TH Street, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (559) 733-4372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor W. Chiu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 60051007, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Victor W. Chiu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor W. Chiu, MD had 3,656 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.