Waihong Chung
Gastroenterology Physician · Fairhaven, MA
Waihong Chung is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and NPI 1942694245, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (Massachusetts 290422, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waihong Chung
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 290422 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 208 Mill RD, Fairhaven, MA 02719
- Phone
- (508) 973-2661
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2022
- Fax
- (508) 973-0314
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211220002252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 208 Mill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Linda Adelberg, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1912146127
- Erica Almeida, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700326840
- Matthew Amaral, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891342218
- Patricia Andrade, MDSurgery Physician1417956426
Verify Waihong Chung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 290422Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
941 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole193 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium181 claims
- Famotidine64 claims
- Linzess57 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium35 claims
- Loperamide35 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: $1,412.75
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southcoast Physicians Group IncNew Bedford, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Waihong Chung among 686 gastroenterology physician records in Massachusetts
Waihong Chung is one of 686 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 491 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 66% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Fairhaven
They are 5 of the 261 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairhaven, and 686 gastroenterology physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Waihong Chung's NPI number?
Waihong Chung's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942694245, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waihong Chung located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 Mill RD, Fairhaven, MA, 02719. Phone: (508) 973-2661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waihong Chung's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 290422, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Waihong Chung prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waihong Chung had 941 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.