Dr. Charles H. Cha, MD

Dr. Cha practices at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare.

Dr. Cha's NPI, 1871524355, was assigned on July 5, 2006. Dr. Cha graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Cha's Connecticut license number on file is 041377.

Dr. Cha's primary practice is St. Vincent's Medical Center, at 2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06606 in Fairfield County. The practice phone is (203) 576-5551.

Dr. Cha's primary practice is St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare. The medical group on file is Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cha to 2 more medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cha practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgical oncology is Dr. Cha's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dr. Cha is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cha's licenses on file in 4 states: Connecticut, Florida, New York and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery and colon removal among the conditions Dr. Cha treats.

CMS data shows 99 Medicare services from Dr. Cha across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 75 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,501 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 75 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cha in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 33 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, 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. Cha's median patient age at 66, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cha wrote 19 Medicare Part D claims. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $3,313 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Cha for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cha accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 75 papers to Dr. Cha, published from 2006 to 2024. 2019 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Liver Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms and Hepatectomy. Dr. Cha has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Cha's most frequent co-authors are Carlos Uriel Corvera, MD, Omeed Moaven, MD and Perry Shen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Cha from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,335.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Cha, most recently Best Doctors in Connecticut in 2020.

Dr. Cha graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Cha is a member of ACS and Royal Society of Medicine.

Dr. Cha is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.