Dr. Jason Albert Chou, MD

Dr. Chou practices at DaVita El Dorado Dialysis in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Chou's NPI, 1083051700, was assigned on June 4, 2013. Dr. Chou graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Chou holds California license A125415.

Dr. Chou's primary practice is DaVita El Dorado Dialysis, at 2977 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 988-3418.

Dr. Chou's primary practice is DaVita El Dorado Dialysis in Long Beach, California. Dr. Chou is also affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center. The medical group on file is Optum - Downtown Los Angeles. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chou to 3 more hospitals, 7 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chou practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Chou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Chou is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Chou is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, kidney cysts and UTI among the conditions Dr. Chou treats.

CMS data shows 917 Medicare services from Dr. Chou across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 181 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,998 for them.

CMS counts 181 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chou in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 57 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 52% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chou's median patient age at 74, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chou wrote 1,289 Medicare Part D claims for 224 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,127 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $129,188 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 934 claims across 28 drugs.

Dr. Chou accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chou as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 22 papers to Dr. Chou, published from 2016 to 2018. 2017 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Kidney Failure, Chronic, Renal Dialysis and Body Weight. Dr. Chou has published most often in Semin Dial. Dr. Chou's most frequent co-authors are Kamyar Zadeh Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, Connie Meeyoung Rhee, MD and Csaba Pal Kovesdy, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Chou from 8 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2023. Honoraria make up the largest share, 59% of the total. GastroKlenz, Inc. DBA CloudCath paid the most, $400.

Dr. Chou graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Chou is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.