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Dr. Lawrence P. Chong, MD
NPI1265594048
- Medicare services, 2024
- 443
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 149
- Part D claims, 2024
- 61
- Publications
- 15
- Industry payments
- $1,703
- Practice address
- 7677 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
- Practice phone
- Call (714) 901-7777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Vmr Institute
Eye care practice · Huntington Beach, California
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Dr. Lawrence P. Chong is an ophthalmologist in Huntington Beach, California
Dr. Chong practices at Vmr Institute in Huntington Beach, California.
Dr. Chong's NPI, 1265594048, was assigned on December 15, 2006. Dr. Chong graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1981. Dr. Chong holds California license G48435.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1265594048NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- December 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (714) 901-7777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong practices at Vmr Institute in Huntington Beach, California
Dr. Chong's primary practice is Vmr Institute, at 7677 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. The practice phone is (714) 901-7777.
- Vmr Institute7677 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647Phone(714) 901-7777
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Chong's primary practice is Vmr Institute in Huntington Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chong to 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Vmr InstitutePrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lawrence P. Chong's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chong practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Vmr Institute | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lawrence P. Chong is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Chong's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Chong is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Chong is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, hereditary corneal conditions, hypertensive retinopathy, inflammation of iris, laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions, retinal detachment and retinal occlusion among the conditions Dr. Chong treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Chong
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong billed Medicare for 443 services in 2024
CMS data shows 443 Medicare services from Dr. Chong across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 149 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,033 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024443
Medicare patients149
Paid by Medicare$22,033
Procedure codes5
Dr. Chong's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,8102024: 34781%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5202024: 9682%
- Imaging
- 2023: 202024: 0100%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 562024: 0100%
Dr. Chong compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Chong
- California median
- Medicare services
- 443vs 1,07959% below
- Medicare patients
- 149vs 42165% below
- Part D claims
- 24vs 61896% below
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chong's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong treated 149 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 81
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chong in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, 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. Chong's median patient age at 75, with 33% women.
Medicare patients, 2024149
Average age81
Average risk score1.62
Also on Medicaid38%
Dr. Chong's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Chong's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7349%
- Men7651%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chong's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Diabetes42%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Osteoporosis29%
- Heart failure24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chong's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women33%
- Men67%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong wrote 61 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chong wrote 61 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $926 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 69 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 202461
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$926
Part D patients16
Dr. Chong's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic32 claims52%
- Brand-name29 claims48%
Dr. Chong's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 692024: 2465%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
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Dr. Lawrence P. Chong has 15 publications on record
Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Chong, published from 2006 to 2013. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Vitrectomy and Vitreous Body. Dr. Chong has published most often in Am J Ophthalmol. Dr. Chong's most frequent co-authors are Brian A. Francis, MD, Srinivas Reddy Sadda, MD and Dean Eliott, MD.
Papers15
Years published2006 to 2013
Dr. Chong's papers by year, 2006 to 2013
Topics Dr. Chong writes about most
- Visual Acuity
- Vitrectomy
- Vitreous Body
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Fundus Oculi
- Glaucoma Drainage Implants
- Keratoplasty, Penetrating
Dr. Chong's most frequent co-authors
- Brian A. Francis, MD2 shared papers
- Srinivas Reddy Sadda, MD2 shared papers
- Dean Eliott, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Chong
Equipment DesignLensesPlastics
Retina
Disease Models, AnimalEvaluation Studies as TopicIndocyanine Green
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong received $1,703 in industry payments from 2017 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Chong from 13 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. paid the most, $389.
General payments to Dr. Chong by program year, 2017 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Chong by kind, 2017 to 2023
$1.7Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,56292%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1418%
Companies that paid Dr. Chong the most, 2017 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong graduated from Harvard Medical School
Dr. Chong graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1981.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Chong is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Aetna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Chong accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- HMO6
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lawrence P. Chong's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lawrence P. Chong's NPI number?
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong's NPI number is 1265594048. It was assigned on December 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lawrence P. Chong?
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong is an ophthalmologist in Huntington Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong practice?
Dr. Chong practices at 7677 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Dr. Chong's primary practice is Vmr Institute in Huntington Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chong to 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Lawrence P. Chong's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chong is (714) 901-7777.
What is Dr. Lawrence P. Chong's medical license number?
Dr. Chong holds California license G48435.
Does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chong billed Medicare for 443 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong see?
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chong in 2024, with an average age of 81.
Is Dr. Lawrence P. Chong board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chong is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chong's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92134), eye exam or test (92012) and surgery: eye (67028).
Where did Dr. Lawrence P. Chong go to medical school?
Dr. Chong graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1981.
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What drugs does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chong's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate.
Has Dr. Lawrence P. Chong received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,703 in general payments to Dr. Chong from 13 companies from 2017 to 2023. The largest total came from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
How long has Dr. Lawrence P. Chong been practicing?
Dr. Chong graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
Does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong do research?
Dmand AI links 15 publications to Dr. Chong, published from 2006 to 2013.
Who does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong publish with?
Dr. Chong's most frequent co-authors are Brian A. Francis, MD (2 shared papers), Srinivas Reddy Sadda, MD (2 shared papers) and Dean Eliott, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Lawrence P. Chong accept?
Dr. Chong is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Aetna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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