Benjamin Franklin Chow, PA-C

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Physician assistant
NPI1730318957PAC ID5193861359
Part D claims, 2024
2,116
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$414
Medical groups
2
Practice address
1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Practice phone
Call (213) 748-2411
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center

Hospital · Los Angeles, California

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Benjamin Franklin Chow is a physician assistant in Los Angeles, California

Benjamin Chow practices at Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Benjamin Chow's NPI, 1730318957, was assigned on July 9, 2009. Benjamin Chow holds California license PA20180.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193861359
NPI enumeration date
July 9, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(213) 748-2411
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Benjamin Franklin Chow practices at Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, California

Benjamin Chow's primary practice is Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center, at 1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (213) 748-2411.

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Benjamin Franklin Chow is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Benjamin Chow's primary practice is Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is CalWound (California Wound Healing Medical Group, Inc.). Dmand AI also links Benjamin Chow to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Benjamin Franklin Chow's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Benjamin Franklin Chow is one of 11,482 physician assistants in California

Physician assistant is Benjamin Chow's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Benjamin Chow is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Benjamin Chow is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense PA20180 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Physician assistants near Benjamin Chow

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Benjamin Franklin Chow's patients have a median age of 67

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Benjamin Chow's median patient age at 67, with 69% women.

Benjamin Chow's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women69%
  • Men31%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Benjamin Franklin Chow wrote 2,116 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Benjamin Chow wrote 2,116 Medicare Part D claims for 92 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,809 of them, across 50 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $414,398 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20242,116
Drugs named by CMS50
Total drug cost$414,398
Part D patients92

Benjamin Chow's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,753 claims83%
  • Brand-name332 claims16%
  • Other31 claims1%

Benjamin Chow's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Benjamin Chow's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%14 of 2,116 claims
  • Antibiotics2%35 of 2,116 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%13 of 2,116 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Benjamin Franklin Chow takes part in Medicare

Benjamin Chow accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Benjamin Franklin Chow has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Benjamin Chow. Benjamin Chow's most frequent co-authors are Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, Daniel S. Berman, MD and Matthew J. Budoff, MD.

Papers1

Benjamin Chow's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Benjamin Chow

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Benjamin Franklin Chow received $414 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Benjamin Chow from 6 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. paid the most, $282.

General payments to Benjamin Chow by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Benjamin Chow the most, 2024 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Benjamin Franklin Chow is board certified in certified physician assistant

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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Sources for Benjamin Franklin Chow's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Benjamin Franklin Chow's NPI number?

Benjamin Franklin Chow's NPI number is 1730318957. It was assigned on July 9, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Benjamin Franklin Chow specialize in?

Benjamin Franklin Chow is a physician assistant in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Benjamin Franklin Chow practice?

Benjamin Chow practices at 1401 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015. Benjamin Chow's primary practice is Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Benjamin Chow to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Benjamin Franklin Chow's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Benjamin Chow is (213) 748-2411.

What is Benjamin Franklin Chow's medical license number?

Benjamin Chow holds California license PA20180.

Which hospitals is Benjamin Franklin Chow affiliated with?

Benjamin Chow practices at Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

What medical group is Benjamin Franklin Chow part of?

Benjamin Chow is linked to CalWound (California Wound Healing Medical Group, Inc.). Dmand AI links Benjamin Chow to 1 more medical group.

Does Benjamin Franklin Chow accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Benjamin Chow as accepting Medicare assignment.

Is Benjamin Franklin Chow board certified?

Yes. Benjamin Chow is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

What drugs does Benjamin Franklin Chow prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Benjamin Chow's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sevelamer Carbonate, Amlodipine Besylate and Gabapentin.

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Has Benjamin Franklin Chow received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $414 in general payments to Benjamin Chow from 6 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.

How long has Benjamin Franklin Chow been practicing?

Benjamin Chow graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Benjamin Franklin Chow do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Benjamin Chow.

Who does Benjamin Franklin Chow publish with?

Benjamin Chow's most frequent co-authors are Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD (1 shared paper), Daniel S. Berman, MD (1 shared paper) and Matthew J. Budoff, MD (1 shared paper).

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