Active NPI 1235101080 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Alan Wei-Kai Chu , MD

Specialist • Pittsburgh, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Alan Chu, MD is a certified Specialist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. With approximately 33 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ohio State University College Of Medicine in 1993, Dr. Chu delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3471 5TH AVE.

Dr. Chu maintains professional affiliations with Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation Inc, University Of Pittsburgh Physicians and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3471 5th Ave
Suite 1103

Pittsburgh, PA 152133215

Telephone 4126486848

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Of Pittsburgh Physicians Facility NPI 1164431631

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ohio State University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Specialist in Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

33 Yrs -3.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 36.6 Yrs

State Avg: 35.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

851 Specialists

Practicing in Pittsburgh, PA (2255 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

13.9% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Chu (33 Years) 33 Yrs

Pittsburgh Specialty Average (36.6 Years) 36.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	222	107	$154.65	$85.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	50	$229.71	$115.59
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	65	29	$180.00	$74.60
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	38	27	$782.53	$130.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$223.16	$105.48
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	16	11	$150.00	$41.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	235	110	$149.00	$86.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	48	$222.00	$120.13
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	51	18	$81.00	$79.52
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	41	21	$180.00	$76.91
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	29	26	$799.45	$135.95
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$222.00	$108.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	174	75	$149.00	$87.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	52	$222.00	$120.73
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	48	16	$80.17	$79.74
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	38	19	$180.00	$69.79
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	34	27	$800.47	$139.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$222.00	$110.41
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	16	11	$71.00	$25.79
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	13	11	$1163.38	$96.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	166	76	$149.00	$88.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	51	$222.00	$125.18
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	53	28	$180.00	$70.89
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	34	28	$756.00	$138.92
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	31	17	$76.00	$76.60
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	28	12	$112.00	$112.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$222.00	$110.82
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	11	$88.00	$55.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	93	40	$180.00	$72.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	78	48	$146.13	$74.25
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	36	26	$784.00	$143.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	26	$220.61	$107.85
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	19	$84.16	$44.85
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	19	13	$74.42	$73.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$217.15	$106.75
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$141.00	$75.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	116	62	$180.00	$72.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	99	60	$145.00	$70.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	42	$220.00	$101.62
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	36	27	$798.00	$145.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	14	$82.00	$44.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$215.00	$106.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	113	55	$180.00	$71.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	106	48	$137.98	$57.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	33	$209.34	$102.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$206.27	$101.74
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	21	19	$720.00	$135.54
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	20	18	$655.20	$124.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	130	60	$137.00	$53.76
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	109	57	$180.18	$69.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	43	$205.00	$100.38
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	51	35	$731.29	$134.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$203.00	$104.65
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	15	11	$1326.67	$110.54

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License PA MD072586L

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

1400 Locust St, Pittsburgh, PA 152195114

Phone: 4122328276

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

12680 Perry Hwy 201, Wexford, PA 150908683

Phone: 4128643420

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 152132536

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

12680 Perry Hwy 2nd, Wexford, PA 150908683

Phone: 4126924400

Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation Inc

336 Bloomfield St, Johnstown, PA 159043271

Phone: 8142692224

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

1400 Locust St, Pittsburgh, PA 152195114

Phone: 4126472200

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

3471 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 152133232

Phone: 4126486848

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

12680 Perry Hwy 275, Wexford, PA 150908683

Phone: 7247204500

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA 152032348

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Amy Wagner

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NPI 1083680334

Gwendolyn Sowa

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Dr. Briget Hyde , MD

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Leonard Cabacungan , MD

Specialist

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 3471 5TH AVE, SUITE 1103, PITTSBURGH, PA 152133215 (Tel: 4126486848)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 3471 5TH AVE, SUITE 1103, PITTSBURGH, PA 152133215 (Tel: 4126486848)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as ALAN CHU, MD

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Specialist (License #MD072586L in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 06, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1235101080

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 06, 2006

Last Update: July 13, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3471 5th Ave, Suite 1103

Pittsburgh, PA 152133215

Phone: 4126486848

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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