NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Christine Chong, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Albuquerque, NM

Karen Christine Chong, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1942705942, issued on Mar 29, 2018. Check the license with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; 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
1942705942
Name
Karen Christine Chong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
Msc OB Gyn Department 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-2245
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221212002946); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Univ Of Rochester School Of Dental Medicine, 2018
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

99 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Chong99
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol27 claims
  2. Clobetasol Propionate17 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: $15.71

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Chong$15.71
  2. Specialty average$608.08

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. Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Rosa, CA

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

Karen Christine Chong among 1,730 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New Mexico

Karen Christine Chong, MD is one of 1,730 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in New Mexico. 23% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 12% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2020 among the 36 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,300 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Albuquerque

They are 1,300 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 1,730 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New Mexico.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharmila Chatterjee, M.D., MPHAlbuquerque, NM 871311447224068
  2. Ramiro De Los Santos, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311174765572
  3. Andrew Fisher, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311356463376
  4. Rima Griauzde, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311194988451
  5. Cynthia Herald, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311881868974
  6. Sifong Hui, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311639319445
  7. Madiha Kanwal, M.DAlbuquerque, NM 871311154563450
  8. Hussein Kassam, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311669632683

Common questions

What is Karen Christine Chong, MD's NPI number?

Karen Christine Chong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942705942, issued on Mar 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Christine Chong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc OB Gyn Department 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-2245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Christine Chong, MD's license?

Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Christine Chong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Christine Chong, MD had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.