Michael W. Chung, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · La Jolla, CA
Michael W. Chung, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1275094120, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (California A179670, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael W. Chung
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- A179670 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230612002132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael W. Chung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam61 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Celecoxib15 claims
- Naproxen11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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: $4,026.83
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael W. Chung among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Michael W. Chung, MD is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
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- Sarmistha Kumar, DOVista, CA 920831720002058
- Roger Mignosa, D.O.San Diego, CA 921031255627691
- Pamela Mitchell, MPTVista, CA 920831417747049
- Nicole Nguyen, DOSan Diego, CA 921031407317886
Common questions
What is Michael W. Chung, MD's NPI number?
Michael W. Chung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275094120, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael W. Chung, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael W. Chung, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179670, 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 Michael W. Chung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael W. Chung, MD had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael W. Chung, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.