Dr. Michael W. Chu, MD
- Medicare services, 2016
- 31
- Part D claims, 2024
- 21
- Publications
- 47
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $1,963
- Practice address
- 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034
- Practice phone
- Call (213) 857-2201
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Michael W. Chu is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Chu practices at West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.
Dr. Chu's NPI, 1740442227, was assigned on June 26, 2008. Dr. Chu graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Chu's Indiana license number on file is 01075689A.
- NPI
- 1740442227NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537476064
- NPI enumeration date
- June 26, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (213) 857-2201
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael W. Chu practices at West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Chu's primary practice is West Los Angeles Medical Center, at 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (213) 857-2201.
- West Los Angeles Medical Center6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(213) 857-2201
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael W. Chu is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Chu's primary practice is West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 1 more dialysis center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael W. Chu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chu practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| West Los Angeles Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael W. Chu is one of 327 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California
Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Chu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Chu is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chu's licenses on file in 5 states: Indiana, California, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery, IndianaPrimary
- California license
- New York license
- Pennsylvania license
- Virginia license
Plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians near Dr. Chu
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael W. Chu billed Medicare for 31 services in 2016
CMS data shows 31 Medicare services from Dr. Chu across 1 procedure code in 2016, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $2,066 for them.
Where Dr. Chu's Medicare services took place, 2016
- In an office1445%
- In a facility1755%
Dr. Chu compared with the California median for plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians, 2016
- Dr. Chu
- California median
- Medicare services
- 31vs 4633% below
- Part D claims
- 13vs 2446% below
Medians across 261 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2016
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. Michael W. Chu's patients have a median age of 52
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chu's median patient age at 52, with 65% women.
Dr. Chu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men33%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Michael W. Chu wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chu wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $111 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Chu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic20 claims95%
- Brand-name and other1 claims5%
Dr. Chu'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. Chu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids62%13 of 21 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: 172024: 1324%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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
How Dr. Michael W. Chu takes part in Medicare
Dr. Chu 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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Dr. Michael W. Chu has 47 publications on record
Dmand AI links 47 papers to Dr. Chu, published from 2001 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Internet, Operative Time and Plastic Surgery Procedures. Dr. Chu has published most often in JAMA Surg. Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors are Sunil S. Tholpady, MD, Arash Momeni, MD and Adam C. Cohen, MD.
Dr. Chu's papers by year, 2009 to 2025
Topics Dr. Chu writes about most
- Internet
- Operative Time
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Postoperative Complications
- Surgical Flaps
- Comprehension
- Computed Tomography Angiography
- Free Tissue Flaps
Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors
- Sunil S. Tholpady, MD21 shared papers
- Arash Momeni, MD6 shared papers
- Adam C. Cohen, MD5 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Chu
Urology
J Reconstr Microsurg
J Surg Res
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael W. Chu received $1,963 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Chu from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Rti Surgical, Inc paid the most, $1,500.
General payments to Dr. Chu by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Chu by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Consulting fees$1,50076%
- Food and beverage$46324%
Companies that paid Dr. Chu the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael W. Chu has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Chu, most recently Resident Leadership Grant & Travel Grant in 2010.
Awards and honors for Dr. Chu
- 2010
- Resident Leadership Grant & Travel Grant
- 2009
- Research Grant
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael W. Chu graduated from VCU School of Medicine
Dr. Chu graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Chu is a member of American Association of Plastic Surgeons, ACS, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, ASPS and World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery.
- Medical school
- Board certified in otolaryngology
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael W. Chu accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier
Dr. Chu is in network with 1 carrier, including Kaiser Permanente. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Kaiser Permanente
Plan types Dr. Chu accepts, by number of carriers
- EPO1
- HMO1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael W. Chu'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 Data |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Michael W. Chu's NPI number?
Dr. Michael W. Chu's NPI number is 1740442227. It was assigned on June 26, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael W. Chu?
Dr. Michael W. Chu is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0122X).
Where does Dr. Michael W. Chu practice?
Dr. Chu practices at 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034. Dr. Chu's primary practice is West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 1 dialysis center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michael W. Chu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chu is (213) 857-2201.
What is Dr. Michael W. Chu's medical license number?
Dr. Chu's Indiana license number on file is 01075689A, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael W. Chu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chu in Indiana (2015 to 2017), California (2017 to 2026), New York (2011 to 2020), Pennsylvania (2014 to 2018) and Virginia (2006 to 2011).
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael W. Chu affiliated with?
Dr. Chu practices at West Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
What medical group is Dr. Michael W. Chu part of?
Dr. Chu is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Chu to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Michael W. Chu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chu billed Medicare for 31 services in 2016, and Dr. Chu accepts Medicare assignment.
Is Dr. Michael W. Chu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chu is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Michael W. Chu bill to Medicare?
In 2016, Dr. Chu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Michael W. Chu go to medical school?
Dr. Chu graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. Michael W. Chu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Michael W. Chu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,963 in general payments to Dr. Chu from 9 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Rti Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael W. Chu been practicing?
Dr. Chu graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael W. Chu do research?
Dmand AI links 47 publications to Dr. Chu, published from 2001 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Michael W. Chu publish with?
Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors are Sunil S. Tholpady, MD (21 shared papers), Arash Momeni, MD (6 shared papers) and Adam C. Cohen, MD (5 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Michael W. Chu accept?
Dr. Chu is in network with 1 carrier, including Kaiser Permanente. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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