NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Y. Chung, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Honolulu, HI

Eric Y. Chung, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1609981216, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD-6062, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609981216
Name
Eric Y. Chung
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
MD-6062 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone
(808) 395-8383
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 395-0143
Medicaid ID
499998 HI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040326001292); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1301 Punchbowl St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Janette AbramowitzPsychiatry Physician1275952335
  3. Natalie AdolfPhysician Assistant1396282414
  4. Hessam Afshari, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1811217573
  5. Cheryl Ann Afuso-Sumimoto, APRNOncology Clinical Nurse Specialist1750929253
  6. Kyan Renie AgbayaniInternal Medicine Physician1083101323

Verify Eric Y. Chung in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Eric Chung30
  2. Specialty average101

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: $415.98

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Chung$415.98
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Queens University Medical GroupHonolulu, HI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Y. Chung among 19 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Hawaii

Eric Y. Chung, MD is one of 19 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1992 among the 12 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Hawaii

There are 19 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ayman Abdul-Ghani, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131548449218
  2. Andrew Baldwin, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131437440179
  3. Collin Dang, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131144314667
  4. Nicholas Dang, MDHonolulu, HI 968131255590584
  5. Mark Grattan, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131538258173
  6. Taryne Imai, MDHonolulu, HI 968131477745545
  7. Jama Jahanyar, M.D. PH.D.Honolulu, HI 968131740427343
  8. Jeffrey Lau, MDHonolulu, HI 968131629056320

Common questions

What is Eric Y. Chung, MD's NPI number?

Eric Y. Chung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609981216, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Y. Chung, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 395-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Y. Chung, MD's license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD-6062, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric Y. Chung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Y. Chung, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.