Howard Chung
Gastroenterology Physician · Mesa, AZ
Howard Chung is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1497246615, issued on May 23, 2018. Check the license (Arizona 70887, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Chung
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 70887 AZ
312571 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 S Crismon RD Apt 3021, Mesa, AZ 85209
- Phone
- (323) 203-7030
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Chung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 70887Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $624.52
15 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.
Howard Chung among 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona
Howard Chung is one of 403 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 47% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jae Kim, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852091861578759
- Alpesh Patel, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852091003906751
- Jordan Vulcano, DOMesa, AZ 852091861734915
- Philip Foutch, D.O.Mesa, AZ 852101790746717
- Brian Fung, MDMesa, AZ 852101366974164
- Andrew Grade, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852101881655819
- Nilay Kavathia, M.DMesa, AZ 852101174796999
Common questions
What is Howard Chung's NPI number?
Howard Chung's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497246615, issued on May 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Chung located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 S Crismon RD Apt 3021, Mesa, AZ, 85209. Phone: (323) 203-7030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Chung's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 70887, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Chung prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Chung had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Chung's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.