Dr. Thinh Quoc Chau, MD

Dr. Chau practices at Southern California Dermatology in Los Alamitos, California.

Dr. Chau's NPI, 1811448251, was assigned on October 20, 2016. Dr. Chau graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Chau holds California license A187393.

Dr. Chau's primary practice is Southern California Dermatology, at 4281 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 644-0101.

Dr. Chau's primary practice is Southern California Dermatology in Los Alamitos, California. The medical group on file is West Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chau to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chau practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Chau's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Chau is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Chau's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Rhode Island.

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chau in 2024. Their average risk score is 0.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chau's median patient age at 44, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chau wrote 552 Medicare Part D claims for 251 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 458 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,554 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 234 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Chau for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chau accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 209 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Chau, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Chau, published from 2014 to 2023. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Bile Acids and Salts, Cell Proliferation and Inflammation. Dr. Chau has published most often in J Cutan Pathol. Dr. Chau's most frequent co-authors are Maija Helena Tuulia Kiuru, MD, PhD, Nima Amini, MD and Allan Chen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 259 general payments to Dr. Chau from 25 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $2,978.

Dr. Chau graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 2019.

Dr. Chau is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.