Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 87
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 87
- Part D claims, 2024
- 141
- Publications
- 9
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1044 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Practice phone
- Call (626) 768-4422
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute
Pasadena, California
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Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Pasadena, California
Dr. Hu practices at Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute in Pasadena, California.
Dr. Hu's NPI, 1386846939, was assigned on June 5, 2007. Dr. Hu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Hu holds California license A84577.
- NPI
- 1386846939NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7618161498
- NPI enumeration date
- June 5, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (626) 768-4422
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu practices at Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute in Pasadena, California
Dr. Hu's primary practice is Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute, at 1044 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (626) 768-4422.
- Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute1044 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(626) 768-4422
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Hu's primary practice is Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute in Pasadena, California. Dr. Hu is also affiliated with Huntington Hospital. The medical group on file is Premiere Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hu to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hu practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu is one of 327 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California
Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Hu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Hu is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hu is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic skin ulcer and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Hu treats.
Plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians near Dr. Hu
Counts of plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu billed Medicare for 87 services in 2024
CMS data shows 87 Medicare services from Dr. Hu across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 87 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,496 for them.
Dr. Hu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 412024: 87112%
Where Dr. Hu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1618%
- In a facility7182%
Dr. Hu compared with the California median for plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Hu
- California median
- Medicare services
- 87vs 4689% above
- Medicare patients
- 87vs 5850% above
- Part D claims
- 77vs 243.2 times
Medians across 261 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu treated 87 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 57% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.29, 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. Hu's median patient age at 59, with 59% women.
Dr. Hu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5057%
- Men3743%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Diabetes53%
- Depression47%
- Mood disorders47%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu wrote 141 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hu wrote 141 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 77 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $599 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 43 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Hu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic137 claims97%
- Brand-name and other4 claims3%
Dr. Hu'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 Dr. Hu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids22%31 of 141 claims
- Antibiotics38%54 of 141 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 432024: 7779%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu ranks in the 85th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Hu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 96 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Hu, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Hu ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 85th percentile96 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu has 9 publications on record
Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Hu, published from 2012 to 2018. The most frequent topics are Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Surgical Flaps and Capsid. Dr. Hu has published most often in Ann Plast Surg. Dr. Hu's most frequent co-authors are Jacob Gerzenshtein, MD and William Conan Mustain, MD.
Dr. Hu's papers by year, 2012 to 2018
Topics Dr. Hu writes about most
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Surgical Flaps
- Capsid
- Cytokines
- HIV-1
- Reperfusion Injury
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Dr. Hu's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Hu
J Reconstr Microsurg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu received $7,346 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 73 general payments to Dr. Hu from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Gifts make up the largest share, 37% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $2,747.
General payments to Dr. Hu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hu by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Gifts$2,70037%
- Debt forgiveness$2,65036%
- Food and beverage$1,99627%
Companies that paid Dr. Hu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr. Hu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers
Dr. Hu is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, LA Care and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- LA Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- Humana
- +1 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Hu accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO5
- HMO3
- EPO1
- Medicaid1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu's NPI number?
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu's NPI number is 1386846939. It was assigned on June 5, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu?
Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Pasadena, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0122X).
Where does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu practice?
Dr. Hu practices at 1044 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105. Dr. Hu's primary practice is Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute in Pasadena, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hu to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hu is (626) 768-4422.
What is Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu's medical license number?
Dr. Hu holds California license A84577.
Which hospitals is Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu affiliated with?
Dr. Hu is affiliated with Huntington Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Hu to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu part of?
Dr. Hu is linked to Premiere Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI links Dr. Hu to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hu billed Medicare for 87 services in 2024, and Dr. Hu accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu see?
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hu in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Hu is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99222) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu go to medical school?
Dr. Hu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Doxycycline Hyclate and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,346 in general payments to Dr. Hu from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu been practicing?
Dr. Hu graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu do research?
Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Hu, published from 2012 to 2018.
Who does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu publish with?
Dr. Hu's most frequent co-authors are Jacob Gerzenshtein, MD (1 shared paper) and William Conan Mustain, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Eric Chaoko Hu accept?
Dr. Hu is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, LA Care and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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