Active NPI 1861495129 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. C. Allen Chu , MD, PhD

Specialist • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. C. Chu, MD, PhD is a certified Specialist practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 39 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1987, Dr. Chu delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 13215 DOTSON RD STE 320.

Dr. Chu accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study, nerve conduction, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

13215 Dotson Rd Ste 320

Houston, TX 770704535

Telephone 2814698600

Fax 2814698611

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1987

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Specialist in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

39 Yrs +0.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 38.4 Yrs

State Avg: 38.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

323 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (2033 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

2.8% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

32.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Chu (39 Years) 39 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (38.4 Years) 38.4 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
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	638	253	$150.00	$99.46
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	319	252	$700.00	$296.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	159	136	$140.75	$134.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	124	124	$200.00	$175.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	67	57	$100.00	$68.95
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	48	48	$100.00	$86.06
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	39	39	$250.00	$167.05
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	39	39	$25.00	$13.78
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	34	34	$120.00	$91.66
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	27	27	$300.00	$232.02
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	16	$206.25	$190.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	675	284	$150.00	$100.08
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	339	284	$700.00	$293.45
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	153	153	$200.00	$170.23
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	118	100	$141.02	$130.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	58	51	$100.00	$68.49
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	44	44	$300.00	$227.24
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	40	40	$25.00	$13.24
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	40	40	$250.00	$163.47
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	36	36	$120.00	$90.52
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	22	22	$100.00	$86.63
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	20	$220.00	$184.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$179.55	$96.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	586	257	$150.00	$106.26
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	294	257	$700.00	$306.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	143	115	$140.42	$128.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	134	134	$200.00	$173.45
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	55	55	$25.00	$13.17
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	55	55	$250.00	$166.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	52	48	$100.00	$68.73
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	47	47	$120.00	$94.46
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	29	29	$300.00	$230.05
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	28	28	$100.00	$89.04
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	20	$203.75	$185.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$175.00	$83.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	551	240	$150.82	$105.82
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	270	235	$700.00	$314.15
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	143	143	$200.00	$173.29
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	132	127	$100.00	$90.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	107	$141.94	$133.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	55	$100.67	$81.01
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	39	39	$25.00	$13.21
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	38	38	$250.00	$172.08
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	25	25	$120.00	$93.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$175.00	$99.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	664	291	$150.00	$99.72
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	283	254	$700.00	$311.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	279	212	$140.56	$111.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	137	137	$200.00	$168.91
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	112	110	$100.00	$86.97
95912 Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies	45	43	$606.67	$272.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$175.00	$111.91
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	29	29	$250.00	$166.31
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	29	29	$25.00	$13.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	17	$100.00	$75.21
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	17	17	$120.00	$89.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	1,147	468	$150.00	$95.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	503	366	$140.48	$110.09
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	320	287	$700.00	$306.95
95912 Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies	253	228	$600.40	$266.90
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	248	248	$201.71	$165.55
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	85	85	$250.00	$166.18
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	85	85	$25.00	$12.95
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	69	69	$120.00	$85.56
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	35	34	$100.00	$84.43
95816 Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy	34	34	$575.00	$371.94
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	14	$200.00	$148.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	1,068	419	$150.00	$92.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	620	386	$140.93	$108.64
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	358	301	$700.00	$305.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	254	254	$201.48	$164.89
95912 Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies	176	167	$600.00	$267.15
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	110	110	$250.00	$172.52
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	110	110	$25.00	$12.81
95816 Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy	106	100	$575.00	$370.59
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	89	89	$120.00	$84.23
70553 Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	28	28	$500.00	$116.81
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	25	25	$100.00	$80.33
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	25	24	$200.00	$147.33
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	17	17	$675.00	$129.46
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	16	16	$650.00	$124.45
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$306.82	$209.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study	936	379	$150.00	$90.64
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	594	376	$140.10	$107.63
95913 Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies	355	312	$700.00	$296.68
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	214	214	$200.65	$163.56
95912 Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies	114	111	$607.02	$259.52
93040 Tracing of electrical activity of heart using 1-3 leads with interpretation and report	85	85	$25.00	$12.85
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	85	85	$250.00	$173.25
95816 Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy	84	76	$575.00	$364.27
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing	45	45	$120.00	$86.11
95887 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of head or trunk muscles	43	43	$100.00	$76.88
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	43	39	$200.00	$140.98
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	29	29	$675.00	$129.02
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	25	25	$283.00	$208.69
95922 Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function, heart rate response to breathing exercises, and passive tilt	24	24	$180.00	$101.11
70553 Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	15	15	$500.00	$117.12
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	13	13	$650.00	$124.01

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2024-03-13

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License TX K7002

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

150794901 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna Provider #

2120632 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs Individual #

8659B0 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Unitedhealthcareprovider#

0500246 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Cigna Provider #

6858495 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Workerscompprovider#

181939900 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID First Health Provider #

2086736 (TX)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location March 13, 2024

Registered at 13215 DOTSON RD STE 320, HOUSTON, TX 770704535 (Tel: 2814698600)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 13, 2024

Registered at 13215 DOTSON RD STE 320, HOUSTON, TX 770704535 (Tel: 2814698600)

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NPI Profile Active July 09, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 09, 2007

Registered at 15655 CYPRESS WOODS MEDICAL DRIVE, SUITE 400, HOUSTON, TX 770141488 (Tel: 2815370171)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 09, 2007

Registered at 15655 CYPRESS WOODS MEDICAL DRIVE, SUITE 400, HOUSTON, TX 770141488 (Tel: 2815370171)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 09, 2007

Recorded as C. CHU, MD,PHD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 09, 2007

Specialist (License #K7002 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 31, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1861495129

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 31, 2005

Last Update: March 13, 2024

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

13215 Dotson Rd Ste 320

Houston, TX 770704535

Phone: 2814698600

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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