Dr. Katherine H. Ching, MD

  • Portland, OR
  • General surgeon
NPI1245551290PAC ID8325296932
Medicare services, 2024
26
Medicare patients, 2024
68
Part D claims, 2024
64
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$6,982
Practice address
5050 NE Hoyt Street, Suite 156, Portland, OR 97213
Practice phone
Call (971) 229-8100
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Primary practice

Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - Portland

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Portland, Oregon

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Dr. Katherine H. Ching is a general surgeon in Portland, Oregon

Dr. Ching practices at Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - Portland in Portland, Oregon.

Dr. Ching's NPI, 1245551290, was assigned on June 14, 2010. Dr. Ching graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Ching holds Oregon license MD157292.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8325296932
NPI enumeration date
June 14, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(971) 229-8100
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. Katherine H. Ching practices at Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - Portland in Portland, Oregon

Dr. Ching's primary practice is Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - Portland, at 5050 NE Hoyt Street, Suite 156, Portland, OR 97213. The practice phone is (971) 229-8100.

  • Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - Portland
    5050 NE Hoyt Street, Suite 156, Portland, OR 97213Phone(971) 229-8100

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Dr. Katherine H. Ching is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ching's primary practice is Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - Portland in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ching is also affiliated with Providence Portland Medical Center. The medical group on file is Providence Medical Group, Oregon. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ching to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Katherine H. Ching's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ching practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - PortlandAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Katherine H. Ching is one of 438 general surgeons in Oregon

Surgery is Dr. Ching's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ching's licenses on file in 2 states: Oregon and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, OregonPrimaryLicense MD157292 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • California licenseLicense A107045

General surgeons near Dr. Ching

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Dr. Katherine H. Ching billed Medicare for 26 services in 2024

CMS data shows 26 Medicare services from Dr. Ching across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 68 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,431 for them.

Medicare services, 202426
Medicare patients68
Paid by Medicare$3,431
Procedure codes2

Dr. Ching's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 312024: 2616%

Where Dr. Ching's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1142%
  • In a facility1558%

Dr. Ching compared with the Oregon median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ching
  • Oregon median
Medicare services
26vs 8369% below
Medicare patients
68vs 8217% below
Part D claims
57vs 4721% above

Medians across 433 general surgeons in Oregon with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ching'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. Katherine H. Ching treated 68 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 68 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ching in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 29 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 60% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ching's median patient age at 63, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 202468
Average age71
Average risk score1.42
Also on Medicaid22%

Dr. Ching's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ching's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3349%
  • Men3551%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ching's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol60%
  3. Arthritis34%
  4. Mood disorders34%
  5. Diabetes28%
  6. Depression26%
  7. Anxiety25%
  8. Chronic kidney disease25%

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

Dr. Ching's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men55%

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

Dr. Katherine H. Ching wrote 64 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ching wrote 64 Medicare Part D claims for 34 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 57 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $181 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 45 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202464
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$181
Part D patients34

Dr. Ching'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. Ching's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids48%31 of 64 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: 452024: 5727%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Katherine H. Ching ranks in the 89th percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare

Dr. Ching accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Ching, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Ching ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
89th percentile21 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Katherine H. Ching received $6,982 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Ching from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,490.

General payments to Dr. Ching by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ching by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$3,41749%
  • Food and beverage$2,56537%
  • Education$1,00014%

Companies that paid Dr. Ching the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Katherine H. Ching graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine

Dr. Ching graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2007.

  1. Medical schoolOregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Katherine H. Ching'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (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 Dr. Katherine H. Ching's NPI number?

Dr. Katherine H. Ching's NPI number is 1245551290. It was assigned on June 14, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Katherine H. Ching?

Dr. Katherine H. Ching is a general surgeon in Portland, Oregon. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Katherine H. Ching practice?

Dr. Ching practices at 5050 NE Hoyt Street, Suite 156, Portland, OR 97213. Dr. Ching's primary practice is Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center - Portland in Portland, Oregon. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ching to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Katherine H. Ching's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ching is (971) 229-8100.

What is Dr. Katherine H. Ching's medical license number?

Dr. Ching holds Oregon license MD157292, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Katherine H. Ching been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ching in Oregon and California.

Which hospitals is Dr. Katherine H. Ching affiliated with?

Dr. Ching is affiliated with Providence Portland Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Katherine H. Ching part of?

Dr. Ching is linked to Providence Medical Group, Oregon. Dmand AI links Dr. Ching to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Katherine H. Ching accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ching billed Medicare for 26 services in 2024, and Dr. Ching accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Katherine H. Ching see?

CMS counts 68 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ching in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. Katherine H. Ching bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ching's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Katherine H. Ching go to medical school?

Dr. Ching graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2007.

What drugs does Dr. Katherine H. Ching prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ching's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT and Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Katherine H. Ching received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,982 in general payments to Dr. Ching from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Katherine H. Ching been practicing?

Dr. Ching graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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