Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Irving, TX
Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Irving, Texas, and NPI 1952535890, issued on May 6, 2009. Check the license (Texas P9060, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yi-Chun Michelle Chou
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- P9060 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 N Macarthur Blvd Ste 515, Irving, TX 75061
- Phone
- (214) 540-0700
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Fax
- (214) 540-0701
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141224000893); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yi-Chun Michelle Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P9060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
759 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone196 claims
- Methotrexate183 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate51 claims
- Folic Acid41 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Allopurinol28 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: $384.17
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Rheumatology Associates And SubsidiaryArlington, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yi-Chun Michelle Chou among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Irving → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renuka Basavaraju, M.D.Irving, TX 750611982720199
- Surekha Gangasani, M.D.McKinney, TX 750691437255619
- Pallavi Nandeeshwar, M.D.McKinney, TX 750691013013192
- Thamilvani Thiruvasahar, MDMcKinney, TX 750691790948768
- Daniel Emesiani, MDMcKinney, TX 750711407387533
- Sana Makhdumi, M.DMcKinney, TX 750711548477003
- Bal Khandelwal, M.D.Plano, TX 750751346348919
- Nabila ZamirGarland, TX 750441982086583
Common questions
What is Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952535890, issued on May 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 N Macarthur Blvd Ste 515, Irving, TX, 75061. Phone: (214) 540-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P9060, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yi-Chun Michelle Chou, M.D. had 759 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.