Dr. Augustine Chung, MD

Dr. Chung practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Chung's NPI, 1972820934, was assigned on April 29, 2010. Dr. Chung graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2010. Dr. Chung holds California license A131377.

Dr. Chung's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 319-4000.

Dr. Chung's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Chung is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chung to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chung practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Critical care medicine is Dr. Chung's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0200X. Dr. Chung is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chung's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

Dmand AI lists asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pleural effusion, pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Chung treats.

CMS data shows 1,542 Medicare services from Dr. Chung across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 433 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $135,653 for them.

CMS counts 433 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chung in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 174 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.86, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chung's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chung wrote 1,436 Medicare Part D claims for 258 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,261 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,450,741 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,105 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Chung for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chung accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chung as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Chung, published from 2012 to 2025. Dr. Chung's most frequent co-authors are Andrea S. Oh, MD, Ronald G. Crystal, MD and Elliott Chandler Dasenbrook, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Chung from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $5,262. It also lists 10 research payments totaling $1,560 in 2024, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dr. Chung graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2010. Dr. Chung is a member of ATS.

Dr. Chung is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.