# Chul Joo, LAC · NPI 1992869630 Acupuncturist · La Crescenta, CA · NPI 1992869630 Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) is listed in the NPPES registry with the specialty Acupuncturist in La Crescenta, CA, phone (818) 541-6733, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026. Profile: https://www.gale.care/providers/ca/la-crescenta/chul-joo-lac-1992869630 Facts changed: 2026-10-22 · hash 0fc05bfed4a68270 ## Facts - Name: Chul Joo (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#name} - Credential: LAC (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#credential} - Specialty: Acupuncturist (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#specialty} - Registry stage: as-listed (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#registry-stage} - NPI issued: 2006 (NPPES registry, listed, 2026-06-08) {#npi-issued} - Practice type: sole-proprietor (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#practice-type} - City: La Crescenta (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#city} - State: CA (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#state} - Phone: (818) 541-6733 (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#phone} - Insurance: Not listed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP) for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP)'s directory, file of Sep 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-ahf-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Blue Shield of California for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Blue Shield of California's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-bsc-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by CalOptima Health for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in CalOptima Health's directory, file of Oct 11, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-caloptima-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Central California Alliance for Health for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Central California Alliance for Health's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-ccah-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Original Medicare for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in CMS Medicare clinicians file, file of Oct 2, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-cms-medicare-clinicians} - Insurance: Not listed by Medi-Cal fee-for-service for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in DHCS Medi-Cal fee-for-service enrolment file, file of Oct 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-dhcs-ffs-enrolled-2026-10-19} - Insurance: Not listed by Gold Coast Health Plan for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Gold Coast Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 9, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-goldcoast-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Health Net for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Health Net's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-healthnet-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Health Plan of San Joaquin for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Health Plan of San Joaquin's directory, file of Oct 2, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-hpsj-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory, file of Oct 16, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-iehp-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Kern Family Health Care for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Kern Family Health Care's directory, file of Oct 9, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-kern-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by L.A. Care Health Plan for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in L.A. Care Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-lacare-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Partnership HealthPlan of California for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in Partnership HealthPlan of California's directory, file of Oct 16, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-partnership-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by San Francisco Health Plan for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) in San Francisco Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 1, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-sfhp-fhir-directory} ## Answers - New patients (not on record): Gale has no record of whether Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) is taking new patients. Ask the office. - Insurance (not listed, which is not a no): Not listed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP), Blue Shield of California, CalOptima Health, Central California Alliance for Health, Gold Coast Health Plan, Health Net, Health Plan of San Joaquin, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), Kern Family Health Care, L.A. Care Health Plan, Medi-Cal fee-for-service, Original Medicare, Partnership HealthPlan of California or San Francisco Health Plan for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630), in the files Gale read for California on Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. Ask the office. - First-visit cost (not on record): Gale has no record of what a first visit with Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) costs. Paying yourself? You can ask for a written Good Faith Estimate before the visit. - Video visits (not on record): Gale has no record of whether Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) offers video visits. Ask the office. - Where (self-reported): Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) is listed in La Crescenta, CA by the NPPES registry, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026. - Who they see (not on record): Gale has no record of who Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) sees. Ask the office. - What they help with (not on record): Gale has no record of what Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) helps with beyond the registry specialty. Ask the office. - Languages (not on record): Gale has no record of the languages Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) speaks. Ask the office. - How to book (self-reported): Call (818) 541-6733, the practice phone the NPPES registry lists for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630) (Jun 8, 2026). - Next opening (not on record): Gale has no record of the next opening for Chul Joo, LAC (NPI 1992869630). Ask the office. ## Sources - NPPES registry (CMS): file of 2026-06-08 · https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1992869630 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP)'s directory: file of 2026-09-19 - Blue Shield of California's directory: file of 2026-10-22 · Gale checked 60 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 23 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - CalOptima Health's directory: file of 2026-10-11 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Central California Alliance for Health's directory: file of 2026-10-22 - CMS Medicare clinicians file: file of 2026-10-02 · Gale checked 23 listings in this file by hand on Oct 22, 2026; none were wrong. - DHCS Medi-Cal fee-for-service enrolment file: file of 2026-10-19 - Gold Coast Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-09 - Health Net's directory: file of 2026-10-22 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 6 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Health Plan of San Joaquin's directory: file of 2026-10-02 - Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory: file of 2026-10-16 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Kern Family Health Care's directory: file of 2026-10-09 - L.A. Care Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-19 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Partnership HealthPlan of California's directory: file of 2026-10-16 - San Francisco Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-01 ## About these facts - Status words: How each fact is known. confirmed = Listed: a named directory, CMS file or state file lists it. inferred = Likely: a price file suggests it; a likely match is a lead, not a listing. self-reported: the clinician said it, to the NPPES registry or on Gale. not-listed: a source that lists every clinician it covers was read and does not list this one; that is not a no. unknown: no record; ask the office. - Dates: The date the source gives this record (YYYY-MM-DD). It is not the date of the event the record describes: an opt-out states its own start and end dates in its sentence. - Hash: Changes only when a fact changes, never on a re-check. 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