Dr. Willard Seiyoung Chung, MD

Dr. Chung practices at Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Chung's NPI, 1285898635, was assigned on July 15, 2008. Dr. Chung graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2006. Dr. Chung holds California license A104456.

Dr. Chung's primary practice is Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center, at 1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 in San Luis Obispo County. The practice phone is (805) 543-5353.

Dr. Chung's primary practice is Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Chung is also affiliated with Adventist Health Sierra Vista. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chung to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, 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.

Family medicine is Dr. Chung's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Chung is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Chung is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, adjustment disease, anxiety, asthma, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bursitis and cardiac arrhythmia among the conditions Dr. Chung treats.

CMS data shows 1,299 Medicare services from Dr. Chung across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 507 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $123,893 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 507 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chung in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 189 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.25, 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 72, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chung wrote 488 Medicare Part D claims for 210 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 213 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,553 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 367 claims across 18 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 50 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.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Chung in 2017. Dr. Chung's most frequent co-authors are Lindsey B. Faucette, DO, Richard R. McClaflin, MD and David Wayne Oates, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Chung from 3 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $100.

Dr. Chung graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2006.

Dr. Chung is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.