NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendy Denise Chu, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Sacramento, CA

Wendy Denise Chu, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1780901231, issued on Apr 23, 2010. Check the license (California A120415, 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
1780901231
Name
Wendy Denise Chu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A120415 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4150 V St # 1110, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 734-4955
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130729000118); 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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Also registered at 4150 V St # 1110

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

  1. Jennifer AhnStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548536055
  2. Emily BeckPulmonary Disease Physician1326338195
  3. Sarah Chan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1083008510
  4. Doris ChenNeurology Physician1013301969
  5. Tatini DattaHematology & Oncology Physician1134513187
  6. Jeremy Demartini, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1669715512

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  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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

188 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Wendy Chu188
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
  2. Furosemide13 claims
  3. Prednisone12 claims
  4. Carvedilol11 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 one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA

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

Wendy Denise Chu among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Wendy Denise Chu, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Simon Ascher, M.D., M.P.H.Sacramento, CA 958171558604835
  2. Xiao Cai, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171205070067
  3. Gerardo CanedoSacramento, CA 958171588068969
  4. Theresa DuongSacramento, CA 958171245506872
  5. Willard Ellis, MDSacramento, CA 958171306824503
  6. Ranganathan Madhavan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171043355019
  7. Emily Marquet, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171972869402
  8. Alison McWilliams, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958171740629476

Common questions

What is Wendy Denise Chu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Wendy Denise Chu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780901231, issued on Apr 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendy Denise Chu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4150 V St # 1110, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-4955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendy Denise Chu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A120415, 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 Wendy Denise Chu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendy Denise Chu, M.D. had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.