Dr. David Kum-Wah Chew, MD

Dr. Chew practices at Select Specialty Hospital - Des Moines in Des Moines, Iowa, part of Select Medical Holdings.

Dr. Chew's NPI, 1366424509, was assigned on November 15, 2005. Dr. Chew graduated from National University of Singapore FOM in 1989. Dr. Chew holds Iowa license 36327.

Dr. Chew's primary practice is Select Specialty Hospital - Des Moines, at 1111 6th Avenue, 4th Floor Main, Des Moines, IA 50314 in Polk County. The practice phone is (515) 247-4400.

Dr. Chew's primary practice is Select Specialty Hospital - Des Moines in Des Moines, Iowa, part of Select Medical Holdings. Dr. Chew is also affiliated with MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. The medical group on file is MercyOne Iowa Heart Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chew to 4 more hospitals, 5 medical groups 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. Chew practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Chew's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Chew is board certified in vascular surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chew's licenses on file in 6 states: Iowa, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 1,189 Medicare services from Dr. Chew across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 873 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,115 for them.

CMS counts 873 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chew in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 382 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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. Chew's median patient age at 72, with 38% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chew wrote 244 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 175 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,536 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 197 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Chew accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Chew, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 26 papers to Dr. Chew, published from 2003 to 2025. 2025 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Vascular Patency and Vascular Surgical Procedures. Dr. Chew has published most often in J Vasc Surg. Dr. Chew's most frequent co-authors are Michael Belkin, MD, Michael Salvatore Conte, MD and Magruder C. Donaldson, MD, PC.

CMS Open Payments shows 213 general payments to Dr. Chew from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Terumo Medical Corporation paid the most, $32,517.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Chew, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Chew graduated from National University of Singapore FOM in 1989. Dr. Chew is a member of ACS and SVS.

Dr. Chew is in network with 20 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.