NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Hospitalist Physician NPI 1497246615
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Hospitalist Physician in Brooklyn, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,825 in Hospitalist Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
48
Medicare Part D claims · 22 beneficiaries · Hospitalist Physician avg: 888
MIPS score
84.5/100
▲ 1 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$624.52
15 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Howard Chung reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.5/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 48 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 84.5/100
- MIPS score · +1 vs avg
- 48
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Howard Chung's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
85 45th percentile higher than 45% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Howard Chung sits
This provider among hospitalist physician peers
Across the 4,437 hospitalist physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Howard Chung writes more Part D claims than 11% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 41% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one hospitalist physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Howard Chung. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Howard Chung practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Howard Chung?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Hospitalist Physician
Medicare Part D claims
48 95% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
84.5/100 1.4 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Hospitalist Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Howard Chung's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospitalist Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 84.5/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Hospitalist Physician) - 84.5/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Howard Chung appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Hospitalist Physician provider at 150 55TH ST, Brooklyn, NY, 11220, with a listed phone of (718) 630-7000. NPI 1497246615 was issued on 05/23/2018.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 48 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 22 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1K in drug spend. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 84.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 93.3, Cost 54.9), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Hospitalist Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,825 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 888 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1497246615 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospitalist Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/23/2018 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
84.4744
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
93.334
Quality
54.914
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Howard Chung. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$625
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Howard Chung. To verify Howard Chung's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
48
Total Claims
$1K
Total Drug Cost
22
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 64
- Total Day Supply
- 1,641
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.97
Hospitalist Physician Overview
How Howard Chung fits within the Hospitalist Physician landscape nationally.
16,825
Hospitalist Physician Providers in US
54
States with Hospitalist Physician
888
Avg Claims per Provider
Howard Chung's 48 claims are below the specialty average of 888.
Nearby Hospitalist Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chung.
Dr. Farrukh Abbas
MD
Rochester, NY
Dr. Hassan Abbas
M.D.
Rochester, NY
Dr. Suhail Abbasi
MD,FACP,FHM,FRCP
Batavia, NY
Fatmaalzahraa Abdelqader
New York, NY
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
MD
Rochester, NY
Compare Hospitalist Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the New York medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Howard Chung's specialty? ▼
Howard Chung specializes in Hospitalist Physician and practices in Brooklyn, New York.
How much does Howard Chung prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Howard Chung wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1K in drug costs for 22 beneficiaries.
What is Howard Chung's Medicare quality score? ▼
Howard Chung has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 84.5/100 (Quality: 93.3, Cost: 54.9). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Howard Chung located? ▼
Howard Chung is located at 150 55TH ST, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Phone: (718) 630-7000.
What is Howard Chung's NPI number? ▼
Howard Chung's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497246615, issued on 05/23/2018.
How many Hospitalist Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,825 Hospitalist Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Hospitalist Physician provider writes 888 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Howard Chung accept Medicare? ▼
Howard Chung appears in CMS Medicare data with 48 Part D claims and 22 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Howard Chung's credentials? ▼
Howard Chung's NPI is 1497246615. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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