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Dr. Richard Benedict Chow, DO
NPI1194813907PAC ID6800897612
- Medicare services, 2024
- 218
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 226
- Part D claims, 2024
- 20
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103
- Practice phone
- Call (610) 402-8000
- 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. Richard Benedict Chow is an emergency medicine physician in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Dr. Chow practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University.
Dr. Chow's NPI, 1194813907, was assigned on October 10, 2006. Dr. Chow graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie in 2013. Dr. Chow holds Pennsylvania license OS018049.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1194813907NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800897612
- NPI enumeration date
- October 10, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (610) 402-8000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Benedict Chow practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Dr. Chow's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 in Lehigh County. The practice phone is (610) 402-8000.
- Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 · Lehigh CountyPhone(610) 402-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard Benedict Chow is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Chow's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Chow is also affiliated with Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital. The medical group on file is Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Chow to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Good Shepherd Specialty HospitalLehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG)1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. ChowSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Benedict Chow's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chow practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Benedict Chow is one of 2,549 emergency medicine physicians in Pennsylvania
Emergency medicine is Dr. Chow's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Chow is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Chow
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
2,549emergency medicine physicians in Pennsylvania163emergency medicine physicians in Allentown125emergency medicine physicians at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Benedict Chow billed Medicare for 218 services in 2024
CMS data shows 218 Medicare services from Dr. Chow across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,851 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024218
Medicare patients226
Paid by Medicare$23,851
Procedure codes2
Dr. Chow's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2572024: 21815%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 112024: 0100%
Dr. Chow compared with the Pennsylvania median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Chow
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 218vs 24310% below
- Medicare patients
- 226vs 233Close to median
- Part D claims
- 22vs 4045% below
Medians across 2,501 emergency medicine physicians in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chow'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. Richard Benedict Chow treated 226 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chow in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 77 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.26, 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. Chow's median patient age at 43, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 2024226
Average age75
Average risk score2.26
Also on Medicaid21%
Dr. Chow's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Chow's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11752%
- Men10948%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chow's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Ischemic heart disease49%
- Mood disorders48%
- Chronic kidney disease47%
- Anxiety46%
- Depression41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chow's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 43
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Benedict Chow wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chow wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $203 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202420
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$203
Part D patients17
Dr. Chow's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic19 claims95%
- Brand-name and other1 claims5%
Dr. Chow's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017
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, 2016 to 2017
- 2016
- 2017
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2016: 162017: 2238%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2017, 1 in 2016.
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. Richard Benedict Chow takes part in Medicare
Dr. Chow 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. Richard Benedict Chow has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Chow in 2018. Dr. Chow's most frequent co-authors are Marna Greenberg, DO, Andre Lee, MD and Matthew C. Meyers, DO.
Papers1
Dr. Chow's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Chow
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard Benedict Chow received $308 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Chow from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $238.
General payments to Dr. Chow by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Chow 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. Richard Benedict Chow graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Dr. Chow graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie in 2013.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Benedict Chow'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 Dr. Richard Benedict Chow's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Benedict Chow's NPI number is 1194813907. It was assigned on October 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Benedict Chow?
Dr. Richard Benedict Chow is an emergency medicine physician in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard Benedict Chow practice?
Dr. Chow practices at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103. Dr. Chow's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chow to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Richard Benedict Chow's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chow is (610) 402-8000.
What is Dr. Richard Benedict Chow's medical license number?
Dr. Chow holds Pennsylvania license OS018049.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Benedict Chow affiliated with?
Dr. Chow practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chow is also affiliated with Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Benedict Chow part of?
Dr. Chow is linked to Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). Dmand AI links Dr. Chow to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Richard Benedict Chow accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chow billed Medicare for 218 services in 2024, and Dr. Chow accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Benedict Chow see?
CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chow in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Richard Benedict Chow bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chow's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285) and emergency department visit (99284).
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Where did Dr. Richard Benedict Chow go to medical school?
Dr. Chow graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Benedict Chow prescribe most?
In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chow's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Richard Benedict Chow received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $308 in general payments to Dr. Chow from 2 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Richard Benedict Chow been practicing?
Dr. Chow graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard Benedict Chow do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Chow.
Who does Dr. Richard Benedict Chow publish with?
Dr. Chow's most frequent co-authors are Marna Greenberg, DO (1 shared paper), Andre Lee, MD (1 shared paper) and Matthew C. Meyers, DO (1 shared paper).
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