Active NPI 1144249152 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Nathan S Chung , MD

Surgery • Apple Valley, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Nathan Chung, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Apple Valley, CA. With approximately 32 years of clinical experience since graduating from Medico Chirurgical College Of Philadelphia in 1994, Dr. Chung delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 19341 BEAR VALLEY ROAD.

Dr. Chung accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less, management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

19341 Bear Valley Road
Suite 205

Apple Valley, CA 92308

Telephone 7602470333

Fax 7602478492

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Medico Chirurgical College Of Philadelphia

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Apple Valley, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

32 Yrs +1.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 30.5 Yrs

State Avg: 27.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

13 Specialists

Practicing in Apple Valley, CA (3346 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

7.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

77.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Chung (32 Years) 32 Yrs

Apple Valley Specialty Average (30.5 Years) 30.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	1,575	309	$400.00	$58.40
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	513	47	$600.00	$100.02
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	370	238	$100.00	$33.89
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	234	85	$500.00	$80.01
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	222	222	$450.00	$128.15
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	87	71	$850.00	$209.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	63	32	$125.00	$63.47
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	58	37	$700.00	$146.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	51	$253.64	$93.54
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	36	16	$250.00	$23.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	1,406	259	$400.00	$62.50
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	581	33	$600.00	$110.23
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	288	81	$500.00	$87.21
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	285	193	$100.00	$37.30
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	203	203	$450.00	$140.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	194	60	$125.00	$69.46
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	111	33	$250.00	$26.08
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	110	44	$700.00	$161.03
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	98	75	$850.00	$229.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	29	$181.25	$102.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	1,410	215	$400.00	$63.87
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	270	30	$600.00	$113.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	249	162	$100.00	$38.57
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	195	62	$500.00	$89.18
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	160	160	$450.00	$144.19
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	104	39	$700.00	$163.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	102	35	$125.00	$71.38
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	69	16	$250.00	$27.63
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	54	12	$150.00	$39.84
15002 Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children)	25	23	$850.00	$233.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	1,072	184	$400.00	$65.30
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	412	47	$600.00	$116.01
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	205	124	$100.00	$38.81
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	148	148	$450.00	$146.66
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	137	51	$126.64	$72.73
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	98	30	$500.00	$90.59
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	39	21	$200.00	$38.50
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	27	14	$700.00	$167.23
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	25	14	$250.00	$28.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$450.00	$184.79
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$368.18	$107.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	825	174	$400.00	$64.52
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	231	38	$600.00	$114.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	160	108	$100.94	$26.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	120	120	$450.00	$133.89
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	83	43	$143.67	$53.22
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	67	33	$500.00	$88.40
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	55	25	$200.00	$38.01
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	39	12	$150.00	$39.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	22	$384.78	$81.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	733	166	$492.22	$64.17
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	318	36	$600.00	$106.59
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	109	89	$110.83	$26.03
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	89	39	$674.16	$87.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$306.79	$78.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	59	43	$152.12	$52.30
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$647.06	$132.06
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	29	15	$4110.34	$161.26
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	29	21	$200.00	$24.86
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	17	11	$150.00	$37.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	952	168	$320.12	$63.27
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	328	31	$600.00	$110.03
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	144	38	$652.08	$157.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	119	119	$313.24	$76.75
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	103	86	$200.00	$25.58
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	75	16	$1000.00	$85.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	42	$106.25	$51.65
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	50	13	$175.00	$93.33
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	24	23	$150.00	$132.38
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	19	11	$200.00	$24.18
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$350.00	$129.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	671	144	$250.00	$63.03
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	331	36	$600.00	$109.86
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	133	29	$175.00	$92.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	99	57	$225.76	$51.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	62	62	$450.00	$129.86
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	57	28	$400.00	$72.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$375.00	$76.54
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	52	18	$600.00	$158.15
15271 Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less	51	17	$1000.00	$86.09
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	47	44	$150.00	$130.85
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	45	42	$182.22	$25.48
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	42	39	$300.00	$135.99
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$375.00	$111.58

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License CA A60371

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Career & Practice History Timeline

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active June 18, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 18, 2008

Registered at 19341 BEAR VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 205, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 (Tel: 7602470333)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 18, 2008

Registered at 19341 BEAR VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 205, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 (Tel: 7602470333)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 18, 2008

Recorded as NATHAN CHUNG, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 18, 2008

Surgery (License #A60371 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 19, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1144249152

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 19, 2006

Last Update: June 18, 2008

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

19341 Bear Valley Road, Suite 205

Apple Valley, CA 92308

Phone: 7602470333

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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