Dr. Melvin Chu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 183
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 135
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,495
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $173
- 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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Dr. Melvin Chu is an internist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Chu practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.
Dr. Chu's NPI, 1861805012, was assigned on June 5, 2014. Dr. Chu holds Louisiana license 306926.
- NPI
- 1861805012NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921305558
- NPI enumeration date
- June 5, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- 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)
Dr. Melvin Chu practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Chu'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
Dr. Melvin Chu is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Chu's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Chu is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melvin 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 |
|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Melvin Chu is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana
Internal medicine is Dr. Chu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Chu is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, LouisianaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Chu
Counts of internists 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. Melvin Chu billed Medicare for 183 services in 2024
CMS data shows 183 Medicare services from Dr. Chu across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 135 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,872 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Chu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1672024: 18310%
Dr. Chu compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Chu
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 183vs 42157% below
- Medicare patients
- 135vs 16016% below
- Part D claims
- 6,810vs 40816.7 times
Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chu'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. Melvin Chu treated 135 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, 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. Chu's median patient age at 69, with 47% women.
Dr. Chu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Chu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6246%
- Men7354%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis40%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Diabetes32%
- Atrial fibrillation24%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Anxiety23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
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 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melvin Chu wrote 7,495 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chu wrote 7,495 Medicare Part D claims for 648 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,810 of them, across 121 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $465,528 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,110 claims across 101 drugs.
Dr. Chu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,681 claims89%
- Brand-name746 claims10%
- Other68 claims1%
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
- Opioids2%137 of 7,495 claims
- Antibiotics1%108 of 7,495 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%12 of 7,495 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: 5,1102024: 6,81033%
Drugs named by CMS: 121 in 2024, 101 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. Melvin 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. Melvin Chu received $173 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Chu from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $106.
General payments to Dr. Chu by program year, 2016 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Chu the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Melvin 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 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Melvin Chu's NPI number?
Dr. Melvin Chu's NPI number is 1861805012. It was assigned on June 5, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Melvin Chu?
Dr. Melvin Chu is an internist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Melvin Chu practice?
Dr. Chu practices at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Dr. Chu's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Melvin Chu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chu is (504) 842-3000.
What is Dr. Melvin Chu's medical license number?
Dr. Chu holds Louisiana license 306926.
Which hospitals is Dr. Melvin Chu affiliated with?
Dr. Chu practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Chu is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner. Dmand AI links Dr. Chu to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Melvin Chu part of?
Dr. Chu is linked to Ochsner Health.
Does Dr. Melvin Chu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chu billed Medicare for 183 services in 2024, and Dr. Chu accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melvin Chu see?
CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chu in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Melvin Chu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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What drugs does Dr. Melvin Chu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Melvin Chu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $173 in general payments to Dr. Chu from 4 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Melvin Chu been practicing?
Dr. Chu graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
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