Wenchao Wu, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Wenchao Wu, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1710998638, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (California A53789, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wenchao Wu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A53789 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 453-1414
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 315-3078
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051216000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wenchao Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,744 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine323 claims
- Montelukast Sodium291 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium259 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta242 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa152 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate146 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 26 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,099.26
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Wenchao Wu among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Wenchao Wu, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joanne Bando, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041609083773
- Gregory Bierer, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041154489433
- James Burrows, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041790872281
- Colleen Channick, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041023043775
- Burt Charuworn, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041508899808
- Gerard Frank, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041982639571
Common questions
What is Wenchao Wu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wenchao Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710998638, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wenchao Wu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 453-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wenchao Wu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A53789, 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 Wenchao Wu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wenchao Wu, M.D. had 2,744 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wenchao Wu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 26 of 100. 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.