Christopher E. Chong, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Christopher E. Chong, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1831329978, issued on Jul 23, 2009. Check the license (Colorado 53877, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher E. Chong
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 53877 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 595 Chapel Hills Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
- Phone
- (719) 475-9613
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 475-9539
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140924001689); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 145 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 595 Chapel Hills Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Baker, MDRheumatology Physician1467456301
- Dan Cristescu, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1972784601
- Melissa Hocate, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1073511291
- Megan Macneil, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1437107869
- Michael Sayers, D.O.Rheumatology Physician1598764714
Verify Christopher E. Chong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 53877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,298 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate260 claims
- Prednisone206 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate168 claims
- Allopurinol105 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen69 claims
- Enbrel50 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,772.65
98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Select Physical Therapy OF Colorado Springs LPColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher E. Chong among 145 rheumatology physician records in Colorado
Christopher E. Chong, MD is one of 145 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 102 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 145 rheumatology physician records in Colorado.
All 145 in Colorado → Every provider in Colorado Springs → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Baker, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201467456301
- Dan Cristescu, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201972784601
- Martha Dambrosio MdColorado Springs, CO 809201659370427
- Melissa Hocate, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201073511291
- Christopher Inserra, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201831610666
- Megan Macneil, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201437107869
- Michael Sayers, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809201598764714
- David Theis, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201104147453
Common questions
What is Christopher E. Chong, MD's NPI number?
Christopher E. Chong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831329978, issued on Jul 23, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher E. Chong, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 Chapel Hills Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920. Phone: (719) 475-9613. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher E. Chong, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 53877, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher E. Chong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher E. Chong, MD had 1,298 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher E. Chong, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.