Dr. Peter Vincent Ching, MD

Dr. Ching practices at St. David's South Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Ching's NPI, 1669465282, was assigned on August 30, 2005. Dr. Ching graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1997. Dr. Ching holds Texas license M0687.

Dr. Ching's primary practice is St. David's South Austin Medical Center, at 901 West Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 448-7107.

Dr. Ching's primary practice is St. David's South Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. The medical group on file is Surgical Associates of Austin. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ching to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ching practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Ching's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ching is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ching's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Ching treats.

CMS data shows 321 Medicare services from Dr. Ching across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 130 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,976 for them.

CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ching in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 56 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.90, 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. Ching's median patient age at 61, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ching wrote 98 Medicare Part D claims for 55 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 68 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $175 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Ching accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Ching, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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)

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

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

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ching. The most frequent topics are Coronary Artery Bypass. Dr. Ching's most frequent co-authors are Hartmuth Bruno Bittner, MD and Michael Andrew Savitt, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 537 general payments to Dr. Ching from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $54,491.

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

Dr. Ching graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1997. Dr. Ching is a member of ACS.

Dr. Ching is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.