Cheong M. Yu

  • Lake Forest, IL
  • Hospitalist
NPI1124522719PAC ID3173868320
Medicare services, 2024
613
Medicare patients, 2024
297
Part D claims, 2024
122
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Practice phone
Call (847) 234-5600
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Primary practice

Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital

Lake Forest, Illinois

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Cheong M. Yu is a hospitalist in Lake Forest, Illinois

Cheong Yu practices at Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Cheong Yu's NPI, 1124522719, was assigned on March 20, 2018. Cheong Yu graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 2018. Cheong Yu holds Illinois license 036156198.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3173868320
NPI enumeration date
March 20, 2018
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(847) 234-5600
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
34
Medical school graduation
2018

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Cheong M. Yu practices at Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois

Cheong Yu's primary practice is Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, at 1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 in Lake County. The practice phone is (847) 234-5600.

  • Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital
    1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 · Lake CountyPhone(847) 234-5600

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Cheong M. Yu is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Cheong Yu's primary practice is Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois. Cheong Yu is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Cheong Yu to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Cheong M. Yu's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Cheong Yu practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Cheong M. Yu is one of 1,321 hospitalists in Illinois

Hospitalist is Cheong Yu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Cheong Yu is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospitalist, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036156198 · taxonomy 208M00000X

Hospitalists near Cheong Yu

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Cheong M. Yu billed Medicare for 613 services in 2024

CMS data shows 613 Medicare services from Cheong Yu across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 297 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,358 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024613
Medicare patients297
Paid by Medicare$57,358
Procedure codes6

Cheong Yu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6752024: 56616%
Other services
2023: 02024: 47

Cheong Yu compared with the Illinois median for hospitalists, 2024

  • Cheong Yu
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
613vs 54313% above
Medicare patients
297vs 24223% above
Part D claims
18vs 5366% below

Medians across 1,248 hospitalists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Cheong Yu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Cheong M. Yu treated 297 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 297 Medicare patients who saw Cheong Yu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 108 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.55, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Cheong Yu's median patient age at 75, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024297
Average age78
Average risk score2.55
Also on Medicaid15%

Cheong Yu's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Cheong Yu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women14448%
  • Men15352%

Chronic conditions among Cheong Yu's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis67%
  4. Ischemic heart disease57%
  5. Chronic kidney disease48%
  6. Heart failure45%
  7. Anxiety43%
  8. Diabetes43%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Cheong Yu's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Cheong M. Yu wrote 122 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Cheong Yu wrote 122 Medicare Part D claims for 52 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $9,453 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024122
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$9,453
Part D patients52

Cheong Yu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic111 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other11 claims9%

Cheong Yu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

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 Cheong Yu's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics17%21 of 122 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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

Cheong M. Yu scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Cheong Yu for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Cheong Yu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Cheong Yu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Cheong M. Yu graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Cheong Yu graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 2018.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Cheong M. Yu's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Cheong M. Yu's NPI number?

Cheong M. Yu's NPI number is 1124522719. It was assigned on March 20, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Cheong M. Yu specialize in?

Cheong M. Yu is a hospitalist in Lake Forest, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).

Where does Cheong M. Yu practice?

Cheong Yu practices at 1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045. Cheong Yu's primary practice is Northwestern Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Cheong Yu to 2 hospitals.

What is Cheong M. Yu's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Cheong Yu is (847) 234-5600.

What is Cheong M. Yu's medical license number?

Cheong Yu holds Illinois license 036156198.

Which hospitals is Cheong M. Yu affiliated with?

Cheong Yu is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. Dmand AI links Cheong Yu to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Cheong M. Yu part of?

Cheong Yu is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.

Does Cheong M. Yu accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Cheong Yu billed Medicare for 613 services in 2024, and Cheong Yu accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Cheong M. Yu's MIPS score?

Cheong Yu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Cheong M. Yu see?

CMS counts 297 Medicare patients who saw Cheong Yu in 2024, with an average age of 78.

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What services does Cheong M. Yu bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Cheong Yu's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

Where did Cheong M. Yu go to medical school?

Cheong Yu graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 2018.

What drugs does Cheong M. Yu prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Cheong Yu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eliquis.

How long has Cheong M. Yu been practicing?

Cheong Yu graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.

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