William Wei Chow, MD
Neurology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
William Wei Chow, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1457409211, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (California A64697, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Wei Chow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A64697 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8635 W 3RD Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 659-4986
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 652-7570
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081211000319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Wei Chow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A64697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
4,062 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl529 claims
- Gabapentin462 claims
- Memantine Hcl409 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa331 claims
- Levetiracetam223 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl133 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): 82.9 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: $1,702.08
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
William Wei Chow among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
William Wei Chow, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is William Wei Chow, MD's NPI number?
William Wei Chow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457409211, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Wei Chow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8635 W 3RD Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 659-4986. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Wei Chow, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A64697, 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 William Wei Chow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Wei Chow, MD had 4,062 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Wei Chow, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.