Dr. Ernest Chung, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 816
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 102
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,943
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $2,562
- Practice address
- 2906 17th Street, Saint Cloud, FL 34769
- Practice phone
- Call (407) 892-2135
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ernest Chung is an internist in Saint Cloud, Florida
Dr. Chung practices at Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, Florida, part of Orlando Health.
Dr. Chung's NPI, 1265404735, was assigned on February 7, 2006. Dr. Chung graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1981. Dr. Chung holds Florida license ME83366.
- NPI
- 1265404735NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305813338
- NPI enumeration date
- February 7, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (407) 892-2135
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- 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. Ernest Chung practices at Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, Florida
Dr. Chung's primary practice is Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital, at 2906 17th Street, Saint Cloud, FL 34769 in Osceola County. The practice phone is (407) 892-2135.
- Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital2906 17th Street, Saint Cloud, FL 34769 · Osceola CountyPhone(407) 892-2135
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ernest Chung is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Chung's primary practice is Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, Florida, part of Orlando Health. Dr. Chung is also affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando. The medical group on file is Health First Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chung to 3 more home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ernest Chung's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chung practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ernest Chung is one of 9,009 internists in Florida
Internal medicine is Dr. Chung's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Chung's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, FloridaPrimary
- New York license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, adjustment disease, anxiety and arteritis among the conditions Dr. Chung treats.
Internists near Dr. Chung
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ernest Chung billed Medicare for 816 services in 2024
CMS data shows 816 Medicare services from Dr. Chung across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 102 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,089 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Chung's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6192024: 54113%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1262024: 19454%
- Other services
- 2023: 852024: 4448%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 342024: 379%
Dr. Chung compared with the Florida median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Chung
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 816vs 55547% above
- Medicare patients
- 102vs 21553% below
- Part D claims
- 3,348vs 4667.2 times
Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chung'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. Ernest Chung treated 102 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 102 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chung in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 43 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chung's median patient age at 60, with 56% women.
Dr. Chung's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Chung's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6362%
- Men3938%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chung's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes57%
- Anxiety53%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Arthritis32%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Atrial fibrillation23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chung's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ernest Chung wrote 3,943 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chung wrote 3,943 Medicare Part D claims for 236 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,348 of them, across 77 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $292,251 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,070 claims across 73 drugs.
Dr. Chung's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,403 claims86%
- Brand-name510 claims13%
- Other30 claims1%
Dr. Chung'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chung's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids5%197 of 3,943 claims
- Antibiotics4%161 of 3,943 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,0702024: 3,3489%
Drugs named by CMS: 77 in 2024, 73 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
Dr. Ernest Chung offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Chung accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chung as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Ernest Chung received $2,562 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 134 general payments to Dr. Chung from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $402.
General payments to Dr. Chung by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Chung the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ernest Chung graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences
Dr. Chung graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1981.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ernest Chung accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Chung is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Chung accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare10
- HMO9
- EPO5
- POS5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ernest Chung'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 Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Ernest Chung's NPI number?
Dr. Ernest Chung's NPI number is 1265404735. It was assigned on February 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ernest Chung?
Dr. Ernest Chung is an internist in Saint Cloud, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Ernest Chung practice?
Dr. Chung practices at 2906 17th Street, Saint Cloud, FL 34769. Dr. Chung's primary practice is Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, Florida, part of Orlando Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chung to 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ernest Chung's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chung is (407) 892-2135.
What is Dr. Ernest Chung's medical license number?
Dr. Chung holds Florida license ME83366, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ernest Chung been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chung in Florida (2001 to 2026) and New York (1995 to 2002).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ernest Chung affiliated with?
Dr. Chung practices at Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, Florida. Dr. Chung is also affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando.
What medical group is Dr. Ernest Chung part of?
Dr. Chung is linked to Health First Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Chung to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Ernest Chung accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chung billed Medicare for 816 services in 2024, and Dr. Chung accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ernest Chung offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Chung as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ernest Chung see?
CMS counts 102 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chung in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Ernest Chung bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chung's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and health assessment (96136).
Where did Dr. Ernest Chung go to medical school?
Dr. Chung graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Ernest Chung prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chung's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Lisinopril.
Has Dr. Ernest Chung received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,562 in general payments to Dr. Chung from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Ernest Chung been practicing?
Dr. Chung graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Ernest Chung accept?
Dr. Chung is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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