Dr. Heiwon Chung, MD

Dr. Chung practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University.

Dr. Chung's NPI, 1033205232, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Chung graduated from Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Chung holds Pennsylvania license MD062900L.

Dr. Chung's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 in Lehigh County. The practice phone is (610) 402-8000.

Dr. Chung's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Chung is also affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono. The medical group on file is Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Chung to 3 more hospitals 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. Chung practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgical oncology is Dr. Chung's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dr. Chung is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chung's licenses on file in 3 states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Dmand AI lists mastectomy and thyroid surgery among the conditions Dr. Chung treats.

CMS data shows 690 Medicare services from Dr. Chung across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 491 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $115,583 for them.

CMS counts 491 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chung in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 263 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chung's median patient age at 64, with 88% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chung wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 131 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $538 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 124 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Chung accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chung as offering telehealth. CMS counts 64 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Chung, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Chung in 2016. Dr. Chung's most frequent co-authors are Joseph Alfred Blansfield, MD, Richard Mark Boulay, MD and Richard John Mazzaccaro, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Chung from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $140.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Chung, most recently ACS Fellow in 2012.

Dr. Chung graduated from Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of Medicine in 1989.

Dr. Chung is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.