NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD

Dermatology Physician · Redwood City, CA

Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Redwood City, California, and NPI 1174265417, issued on Apr 8, 2022. Check the license (California 187974, 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
1174265417
Name
Vivian Jiachen Hua
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
187974 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 Veterans Blvd Bldg 14001, Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone
(408) 431-7865
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250730003154); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Vivian Jiachen Hua 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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Vivian Hua30
  2. Specialty average797

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: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vivian Hua$125.00
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Golden State Dermatology Associates, Inc.Los Gatos, CA

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

Vivian Jiachen Hua among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California

Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Chan, MDRedwood City, CA 940631669550208
  2. Molly Johnson, MDRedwood City, CA 940631093893638
  3. Ern Loh, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631144450917
  4. Gabriel Molina, MDRedwood City, CA 940631083243786
  5. Cynthia Ng, MDRedwood City, CA 940631982782488
  6. Gloria Nguyen, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631609166149
  7. Alison Rhein, MDRedwood City, CA 940631164418828
  8. Pallavi Sprau, MDRedwood City, CA 940631932738341

Common questions

What is Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD's NPI number?

Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174265417, issued on Apr 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Veterans Blvd Bldg 14001, Redwood City, CA, 94063. Phone: (408) 431-7865. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 187974, 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 Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vivian Jiachen Hua, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.