Kien W. Chou, LAC
NPI 1134474893ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· San Francisco, CA
Physician Assistant (LAC) with Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, practicing in San Francisco, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $6,510 for 40 patients, and Part D covered 55 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Hologic Sales and Service, LLC was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $372.40 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1134474893 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | LAC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 31, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 55557 | CA |
| Acupuncturist | 171100000X | 13250 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 40 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 110 across 31 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $6,510 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 55 · 96 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 15 |
| Total drug cost | $3,865 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationFremont, CA · 3,829 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA
- California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$372.40 · 10 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$221.38 · 5 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $174.79 | 3 |
| Biogen, Inc. | $82.01 | 3 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $52.77 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $26.41 | 1 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | $18.66 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$372.40 · 10 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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