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- 757 Westwood Plz Ste 3325, Los Angeles, CA 90095
About Benjamin Chu
Benjamin A. Chu practices anesthesiology — pain medicine in Los Angeles, CA. Benjamin is a 2018 graduate of Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School. According to Medicare claims data, Benjamin cared for 162 Medicare patients across 237 services. The services billed most often include daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration, subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes, and insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437541828.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (310) 267-8626
- Email not available
Practice Locations
757 WESTWOOD PLZ STE 3325
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pain Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Spine & Back
Most searched conditions
Abdominal & visceral pain
Cancer
Chest
Chronic pain
Feet
Foot & ankle pain
Head & Face
Headaches
Joint & soft tissue pain
Joint pain
Joints
Muscle pain
Muscles
Nerve pain
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Shingles pain
Pelvic & nerve pain
Pelvis
Shoulder & arm pain
Spine
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Whiplash
Spine pain
Procedures & services
Muscle injections
Pain
Spine injections
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Device management
Diagnostics
Implants
Infusions
Injections
- Botox for migraines
- Botox for muscle spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Cryoneurolysis
- Facet Joint Injections
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Fluoroscopy-guided spine injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Medial branch block
- SI Joint Injections
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Injections
- Trigger Point Injections
- Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections
Integrative medicine
Medication
Minimally invasive procedures
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Genicular nerve ablation
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
Spine
Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Cold laser therapy
- Dry needling
- E-Stim Therapy
- Electroacupuncture
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Shockwave Therapy
Therapy & counseling
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
237 services · 162 patients · 7 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | Procedure | 62324 |
28 | Too few peers to compare |
| Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) through catheter | Procedure | 64448 |
22 | Too few peers to compare |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Anaesthesia | 01996 |
84 | More than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | Anaesthesia | 01402 |
20 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 76942 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest | Anaesthesia | 00520 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
60 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 1
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other anesthesiologists in Los Angeles 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 17 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2018 at Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal 1
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Benjamin A. Chu specialize in?
Benjamin A. Chu is an anesthesiologist in Los Angeles, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine”.
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Where is Benjamin A. Chu located?
Benjamin A. Chu is listed at 757 Westwood Plz Ste 3325, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
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What is Benjamin A. Chu's phone number?
The number on file is (310) 267-8626. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
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What is Benjamin A. Chu's NPI number?
Benjamin A. Chu's National Provider Identifier is 1437541828. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
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Where did Benjamin A. Chu train?
Benjamin A. Chu attended Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, graduating in 2018. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Benjamin A. Chu been practicing?
Benjamin A. Chu has 8 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2018, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Benjamin A. Chu do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Benjamin A. Chu performs procedures including insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal and continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve through catheter; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for needle placement; provides treatments such as daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration and anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Benjamin A. Chu confirmed this information?
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