Joel Villanueva Chua

  • Baltimore, MD
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1689868382PAC ID9931230323
Medicare services, 2024
472
Medicare patients, 2024
124
Part D claims, 2024
124
Publications
35
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Practice phone
Call (410) 328-8667
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Primary practice

University of Maryland Medical Center

Hospital · Baltimore, Maryland

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Joel Villanueva Chua is an infectious disease specialist in Baltimore, Maryland

Joel Chua practices at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, part of University of Maryland Medical System.

Joel Chua's NPI, 1689868382, was assigned on September 5, 2007. Joel Chua holds Maryland license D80290.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931230323
NPI enumeration date
September 5, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(410) 328-8667
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Joel Villanueva Chua practices at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland

Joel Chua's primary practice is University of Maryland Medical Center, at 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 in Baltimore City. The practice phone is (410) 328-8667.

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Joel Villanueva Chua is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Joel Chua's primary practice is University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, part of University of Maryland Medical System. The medical group on file is University of Maryland Medical Center Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Maryland Medical CenterAvailable with a free account

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Joel Villanueva Chua is one of 303 infectious disease specialists in Maryland

Infectious disease is Joel Chua's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dmand AI has Joel Chua's licenses on file in 2 states: Maryland and Delaware.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, MarylandPrimaryLicense D80290 · taxonomy 207RI0200X
  • Delaware licenseLicense C1-0009369

Infectious disease specialists near Joel Chua

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

Joel Villanueva Chua billed Medicare for 472 services in 2024

CMS data shows 472 Medicare services from Joel Chua across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 124 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,667 for them.

Medicare services, 2024472
Medicare patients124
Paid by Medicare$43,667
Procedure codes6

Joel Chua's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3432024: 43828%
Other services
2023: 02024: 34

Where Joel Chua's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10322%
  • In a facility36978%

Joel Chua compared with the Maryland median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Joel Chua
  • Maryland median
Medicare services
472vs 2172.2 times
Medicare patients
124vs 126Close to median
Part D claims
28vs 9871% below

Medians across 250 infectious disease specialists in Maryland with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Joel Chua's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Joel Villanueva Chua treated 124 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 124 Medicare patients who saw Joel Chua in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.52, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Joel Chua's median patient age at 60, with 41% women.

Medicare patients, 2024124
Average age70
Average risk score2.52
Also on Medicaid25%

Joel Chua's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Joel Chua's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6653%
  • Men5847%

Chronic conditions among Joel Chua's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis63%
  4. Diabetes54%
  5. Chronic kidney disease45%
  6. Mood disorders44%
  7. Depression41%
  8. Anxiety40%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Joel Chua's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women41%
  • Men54%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Joel Villanueva Chua wrote 124 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Joel Chua wrote 124 Medicare Part D claims for 30 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $644 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 46 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024124
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$644
Part D patients30

Joel Chua's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic110 claims89%
  • Brand-name14 claims11%

Joel Chua'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 Joel Chua's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics81%100 of 124 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: 462024: 2839%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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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

Joel Villanueva Chua scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Joel Chua for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Joel Chua accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Joel Chua's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Joel Villanueva Chua has 35 publications on record

Dmand AI links 35 papers to Joel Chua, published from 2013 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Antiviral Agents, HIV Infections and SARS-CoV-2. Joel Chua has published most often in J Med Virol. Joel Chua's most frequent co-authors are Shivakumar Narayanan, MD, Jennifer S. Husson, MD and Bruce L. Gilliam, MD.

Papers35
Years published2013 to 2025

Joel Chua's papers by year, 2013 to 2025

Topics Joel Chua writes about most

  • Antiviral Agents
  • HIV Infections
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • COVID-19
  • Hepacivirus
  • Dengue
  • Dengue Virus
  • Drug Therapy, Combination

Joel Chua's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Joel Chua

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

Joel Villanueva Chua has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Joel Chua to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Hepadnaviridae Infections and Hepatitis B.

Conditions in Joel Chua's trials

  • Hepadnaviridae Infections
  • Hepatitis B

Investigators on the most trials with Joel Chua

Recent clinical trials with Joel Chua

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Joel Villanueva Chua received $8,893 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Joel Chua from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $8,083.

General payments to Joel Chua by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Joel Chua by kind, 2016 to 2023

$8.9Kin total
  • Consulting fees$6,47373%
  • Travel and lodging$1,60918%
  • Food and beverage$7468%
  • Education$651%

Companies that paid Joel Chua the most, 2016 to 2023

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

Sources for Joel Villanueva Chua'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 services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Joel Villanueva Chua's NPI number?

Joel Villanueva Chua's NPI number is 1689868382. It was assigned on September 5, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Joel Villanueva Chua specialize in?

Joel Villanueva Chua is an infectious disease specialist in Baltimore, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Joel Villanueva Chua practice?

Joel Chua practices at 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Joel Chua's primary practice is University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, part of University of Maryland Medical System.

What is Joel Villanueva Chua's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Joel Chua is (410) 328-8667.

What is Joel Villanueva Chua's medical license number?

Joel Chua holds Maryland license D80290, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Joel Villanueva Chua been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Joel Chua in Maryland and Delaware.

Which hospitals is Joel Villanueva Chua affiliated with?

Joel Chua practices at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

What medical group is Joel Villanueva Chua part of?

Joel Chua is linked to University of Maryland Medical Center Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Does Joel Villanueva Chua accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Joel Chua billed Medicare for 472 services in 2024, and Joel Chua accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Joel Villanueva Chua's MIPS score?

Joel Chua's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Joel Villanueva Chua see?

CMS counts 124 Medicare patients who saw Joel Chua in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Joel Villanueva Chua bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Joel Chua's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

What drugs does Joel Villanueva Chua prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joel Chua's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin and Levofloxacin.

Has Joel Villanueva Chua received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,893 in general payments to Joel Chua from 5 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

How long has Joel Villanueva Chua been practicing?

Joel Chua graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Joel Villanueva Chua do research?

Dmand AI links 35 publications to Joel Chua, published from 2013 to 2025. Joel Chua has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Joel Villanueva Chua publish with?

Joel Chua's most frequent co-authors are Shivakumar Narayanan, MD (5 shared papers), Jennifer S. Husson, MD (4 shared papers) and Bruce L. Gilliam, MD (2 shared papers).

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