Physician

Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alan Chu, MD (NPI: 1235101080) practices physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Pittsburgh, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Allegheny, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (NPI: 1770541963; TIN: 232919472) and primary practice location at 15213-3232.

Chu's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 210 traditional Medicare patients, billed 592 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $38,204 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64483 (Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level). Part D data shows 1,152 prescription claims across 201 beneficiaries totaling $27,000 in drug costs, led by Oxymorphone Hcl Er (Oxymorphone Hcl). 2015 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $141. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $76,404 to $27,000. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$21K$41K2015 Medicare payment: $35,806 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $30,479 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $34,292 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $29,544 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $32,631 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $26,414 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $39,208 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $37,635 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $41,270 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $38,204 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015209610$35,806
2016198528$30,479
2017236587$34,292
2018212513$29,544
2019211533$32,631
2020176442$26,414
2021200566$39,208
2022178572$37,635
2023183620$41,270
2024210592$38,204

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$38K$76K2015 Drug cost: $76,404 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $53,445 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $54,521 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $44,582 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $40,875 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $28,200 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $33,799 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $47,011 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $55,315 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $27,000 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151701,063$76,404
2016195756$53,445
2017175662$54,521
2018167644$44,582
2019208838$40,875
2020170898$28,200
2021157867$33,799
2022182935$47,011
2023193998$55,315
20242011,152$27,000

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$113$2262015 Medicare payment: $226 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R12$226
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
64483Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level2738$97
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more5070$81
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more2525$71
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more107222$61
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes2965$59

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Oxymorphone Hcl ErOxymorphone Hcl15450$6,809
GabapentinGabapentin29811,995$4,387
LidocaineLidocaine20810$1,986
Naltrexone HclNaltrexone Hcl491,470$1,575
Dantrolene SodiumDantrolene Sodium26780$1,509

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$141Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD (NPI 1235101080), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD?

Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD is linked to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (billing NPI 1770541963) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD have Open Payments data?

Alan Wei-Kai Chu, MD has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.