Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1861594285, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-04689, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathy Chun-Gee Tong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2020-04689 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 643 5TH Ave W, Hendersonville, NC 28739
- Phone
- (828) 694-7700
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 694-7701
- Medicaid ID
- 0123684 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201202000627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 643 5TH Ave W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cathy Chun-Gee Tong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2020-04689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,373 Medicare Part D claims for 673 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium483 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium438 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate352 claims
- Lisinopril331 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate254 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide202 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $21.38
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cathy Chun-Gee Tong among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 39 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Sidney Kirkley, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287391649244823
- Charles Maker, MDHendersonville, NC 287391619950557
- Jerald Pyles, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287391043270929
- David Slawek, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287391003813114
Common questions
What is Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861594285, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 643 5TH Ave W, Hendersonville, NC, 28739. Phone: (828) 694-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-04689, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathy Chun-Gee Tong, M.D. had 8,373 Medicare Part D claims for 673 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.