Dr. Paul Ren Chu, MD

  • Independence, MO
  • Cardiologist
NPI1477558658PAC ID6103862594
Medicare services, 2024
2,348
Medicare patients, 2024
1,252
Part D claims, 2024
5,969
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
82
Practice address
19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057
Practice phone
Call (816) 698-7000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Centerpoint Medical Center

Hospital · Independence, Missouri

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Dr. Paul Ren Chu is a cardiologist in Independence, Missouri

Dr. Chu practices at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Chu's NPI, 1477558658, was assigned on June 15, 2005. Dr. Chu graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Chu holds Missouri license 102011.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6103862594
NPI enumeration date
June 15, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(816) 698-7000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

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

Dr. Paul Ren Chu practices at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri

Dr. Chu's primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center, at 19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (816) 698-7000.

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Dr. Paul Ren Chu is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Chu's primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Chu is also affiliated with Research Medical Center. The medical group on file is Midwest Heart & Vascular Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 3 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paul Ren Chu's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chu practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Centerpoint Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Paul Ren Chu is one of 383 cardiologists in Missouri

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Chu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Chu is licensed in Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, MissouriPrimaryLicense 102011 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Chu

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

Dr. Paul Ren Chu billed Medicare for 2,348 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,348 Medicare services from Dr. Chu across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,252 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $110,778 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,348
Medicare patients1,252
Paid by Medicare$110,778
Procedure codes18

Dr. Chu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 5592024: 1,312135%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,0702024: 1,0363%
Imaging
2023: 182024: 0100%

Where Dr. Chu's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office62427%
  • In a facility1,72473%

Dr. Chu compared with the Missouri median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Chu
  • Missouri median
Medicare services
2,348vs 1,79731% above
Medicare patients
1,252vs 92535% above
Part D claims
5,741vs 2,1282.7 times

Medians across 391 cardiologists in Missouri 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. Paul Ren Chu treated 1,252 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,252 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 467 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.82, 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 75, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,252
Average age76
Average risk score1.82
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Chu's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Chu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women66553%
  • Men58747%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chu's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease59%
  4. Arthritis48%
  5. Diabetes44%
  6. Chronic kidney disease41%
  7. Atrial fibrillation40%
  8. Heart failure38%

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 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

Dr. Paul Ren Chu wrote 5,969 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chu wrote 5,969 Medicare Part D claims for 738 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,741 of them, across 62 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $849,969 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,379 claims across 59 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,969
Drugs named by CMS62
Total drug cost$849,969
Part D patients738

Dr. Chu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,144 claims86%
  • Brand-name825 claims14%

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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5,3792024: 5,7417%

Drugs named by CMS: 62 in 2024, 59 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

Dr. Paul Ren Chu scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Chu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Chu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 82of 100Final score
  • 64.7of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 100Cost

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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Dr. Paul Ren Chu has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Chu in 2024. Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors are Tatyana A. Feldman, MD and Andre H. Goy, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Chu

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Dr. Paul Ren Chu received $14,248 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 770 general payments to Dr. Chu from 51 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $2,003.

General payments to Dr. Chu by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Chu by kind, 2016 to 2025

$14.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$12,96691%
  • Travel and lodging$1,1398%
  • Education$1231%
  • Consulting fees$200%

Companies that paid Dr. Chu the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Paul Ren Chu graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine

Dr. Chu graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1987.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Paul Ren Chu'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Paul Ren Chu's NPI number?

Dr. Paul Ren Chu's NPI number is 1477558658. It was assigned on June 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul Ren Chu?

Dr. Paul Ren Chu is a cardiologist in Independence, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Paul Ren Chu practice?

Dr. Chu practices at 19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057. Dr. Chu's primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chu to 3 hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Paul Ren Chu's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chu is (816) 698-7000.

What is Dr. Paul Ren Chu's medical license number?

Dr. Chu holds Missouri license 102011.

Which hospitals is Dr. Paul Ren Chu affiliated with?

Dr. Chu practices at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Chu is also affiliated with Research Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Chu to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Paul Ren Chu part of?

Dr. Chu is linked to Midwest Heart & Vascular Specialists.

Does Dr. Paul Ren Chu accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chu billed Medicare for 2,348 services in 2024, and Dr. Chu accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Paul Ren Chu's MIPS score?

Dr. Chu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paul Ren Chu see?

CMS counts 1,252 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chu in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Paul Ren Chu bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chu's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), heart test or procedure (93306) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Paul Ren Chu go to medical school?

Dr. Chu graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1987.

What drugs does Dr. Paul Ren Chu prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate and Carvedilol.

Has Dr. Paul Ren Chu received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,248 in general payments to Dr. Chu from 51 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abiomed.

How long has Dr. Paul Ren Chu been practicing?

Dr. Chu graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Paul Ren Chu do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Chu.

Who does Dr. Paul Ren Chu publish with?

Dr. Chu's most frequent co-authors are Tatyana A. Feldman, MD (1 shared paper) and Andre H. Goy, MD (1 shared paper).

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