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Heather H. Chau
NPI1144647298PAC ID9234435264
- Medicare services, 2024
- 217
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 90
- Part D claims, 2024
- 572
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Heather H. Chau is a hospitalist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Heather Chau practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.
Heather Chau's NPI, 1144647298, was assigned on March 26, 2014. Heather Chau graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2014. Heather Chau holds Louisiana license 305231.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1144647298NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234435264
- NPI enumeration date
- March 26, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Heather H. Chau practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana
Heather Chau's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.
- Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 · Jefferson ParishPhone(504) 842-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Heather H. Chau is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Heather Chau's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Heather Chau to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Ochsner Health2 medical groupsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 5 affiliations for Heather ChauSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Heather H. Chau's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Heather Chau practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Heather H. Chau is one of 324 hospitalists in Louisiana
Hospitalist is Heather Chau's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Heather Chau is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, LouisianaPrimary
Hospitalists near Heather Chau
Counts of hospitalists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
324hospitalists in Louisiana77hospitalists in New Orleans35hospitalists at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Heather H. Chau billed Medicare for 217 services in 2024
CMS data shows 217 Medicare services from Heather Chau across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 90 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,600 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024217
Medicare patients90
Paid by Medicare$19,600
Procedure codes4
Heather Chau's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2772024: 21722%
Heather Chau compared with the Louisiana median for hospitalists, 2024
- Heather Chau
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 217vs 34437% below
- Medicare patients
- 90vs 15642% below
- Part D claims
- 396vs 904.4 times
Medians across 307 hospitalists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Heather Chau'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
Heather H. Chau treated 90 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 90 Medicare patients who saw Heather Chau in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Heather Chau's median patient age at 75, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 202490
Average age74
Average risk score2.64
Also on Medicaid29%
Heather Chau's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Heather Chau's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4752%
- Men4348%
Chronic conditions among Heather Chau's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure59%
- Arthritis56%
- Chronic kidney disease56%
- Atrial fibrillation47%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Diabetes46%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Heather Chau's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Heather H. Chau wrote 572 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Heather Chau wrote 572 Medicare Part D claims for 126 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 396 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $79,134 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 193 claims across 11 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024572
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$79,134
Part D patients126
Heather Chau's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic424 claims74%
- Brand-name and other148 claims26%
Heather Chau'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 Heather Chau's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%30 of 572 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%14 of 572 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: 1932024: 396105%
Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 11 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 Heather H. Chau takes part in Medicare
Heather Chau 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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Heather H. Chau has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Heather Chau in 2016. Heather Chau's most frequent co-author is Samuel Muller.
Papers1
Heather Chau's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Heather Chau
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Heather H. Chau received $15 in industry payments in 2017
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Heather Chau from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $15.
Companies that paid Heather Chau the most, 2017 to 2017
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Heather H. Chau graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Heather Chau graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2014.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Heather H. Chau'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 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) |
| 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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Heather H. Chau's NPI number?
Heather H. Chau's NPI number is 1144647298. It was assigned on March 26, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Heather H. Chau specialize in?
Heather H. Chau is a hospitalist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Heather H. Chau practice?
Heather Chau practices at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Heather Chau's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Heather Chau to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Heather H. Chau's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Heather Chau is (504) 842-3000.
What is Heather H. Chau's medical license number?
Heather Chau holds Louisiana license 305231.
Which hospitals is Heather H. Chau affiliated with?
Heather Chau practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.
What medical group is Heather H. Chau part of?
Heather Chau is linked to Ochsner Health. Dmand AI links Heather Chau to 2 more medical groups.
Does Heather H. Chau accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Heather Chau billed Medicare for 217 services in 2024, and Heather Chau accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Heather H. Chau see?
CMS counts 90 Medicare patients who saw Heather Chau in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Heather H. Chau bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Heather Chau's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
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Where did Heather H. Chau go to medical school?
Heather Chau graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2014.
What drugs does Heather H. Chau prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Heather Chau's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Eliquis and Jardiance.
Has Heather H. Chau received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15 in general payments to Heather Chau from 1 company from 2017 to 2017. The largest total came from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
How long has Heather H. Chau been practicing?
Heather Chau graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Heather H. Chau do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Heather Chau.
Who does Heather H. Chau publish with?
Heather Chau's most frequent co-authors are Samuel Muller (1 shared paper).
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