Catherine Chung
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Catherine Chung is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1790135895, issued on Jun 20, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina MMD.39474.LL, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Chung
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MMD.39474.LL SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-3072
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230922001624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Chung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MMD.39474.LLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $117.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Chung among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Catherine Chung is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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- Thomas Byrne, MDCharleston, SC 294251972617520
- Denise Carneiro-Pla, MDCharleston, SC 294251144344805
- David Cole, MDCharleston, SC 294251649384108
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Common questions
What is Catherine Chung's NPI number?
Catherine Chung's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790135895, issued on Jun 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Chung located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-3072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Chung's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MMD.39474.LL, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Chung prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Chung had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Chung's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.