David Sokoyoon Chung, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Torrance, CA
David Sokoyoon Chung, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1851362974, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (California A74862, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Sokoyoon Chung
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A74862 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23451 Madison St Ste 290, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 375-1246
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2024
- Fax
- (310) 375-0981
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040917001185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23451 Madison St Ste 290
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Sokoyoon Chung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
981 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole260 claims
- Famotidine112 claims
- Gavilyte-G78 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl59 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium45 claims
- Linzess32 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: $719.22
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Digestive Care ConsultantsTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Sokoyoon Chung among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
David Sokoyoon Chung, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Sokoyoon Chung, MD's NPI number?
David Sokoyoon Chung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851362974, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Sokoyoon Chung, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23451 Madison St Ste 290, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 375-1246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Sokoyoon Chung, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A74862, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Sokoyoon Chung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Sokoyoon Chung, MD had 981 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.