Dr. Emily Cha, MD

Dr. Cha practices at MedStar Surgery Center at Brandywine in Brandywine, Maryland.

Dr. Cha's NPI, 1215215678, was assigned on August 2, 2011. Dr. Cha graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Cha holds Maryland license D96263.

Dr. Cha's primary practice is MedStar Surgery Center at Brandywine, at 13950 Brandywine Road, Brandywine, MD 20613. The practice phone is (301) 782-2303.

Dr. Cha's primary practice is MedStar Surgery Center at Brandywine in Brandywine, Maryland. Dr. Cha is also affiliated with Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. The medical group on file is MedStar Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cha to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cha practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Cha's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Cha is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cha's licenses on file in 6 states: Maryland, Texas, District of Columbia, Virginia, Indiana and Arizona.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint pain, knee injury and leg, ankle or foot fracture among the conditions Dr. Cha treats.

CMS data shows 1,119 Medicare services from Dr. Cha across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 252 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,472 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 252 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cha in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 132 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cha's median patient age at 61, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cha wrote 147 Medicare Part D claims for 87 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 75 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,263 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 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.

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

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Cha. Dr. Cha's most frequent co-authors are Janos P. Ertl, MD and Brian Heath Mullis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 84 general payments to Dr. Cha from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $7,041.

Dr. Cha graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Cha is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.