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Edit this profileWhere to find Michael W. Chung, MD
- La Jolla location main office
9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 - Los Angeles location
100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA 90024 - Santa Monica location
1131 Wilshire Blvd Ste 100, Santa Monica, CA 90401 - Santa Monica location
1225 15th St Ste 2100, Santa Monica, CA 90404 - Los Angeles location
100 Ucla Medical Plaza Suite 170, Los Angeles, CA 90095
About Dr. Chung
Michael W. Chung, MD practices physical medicine & rehabilitation in La Jolla, CA. Michael is a 2019 graduate of Albany Medical College of Union University. Michael is also listed as specializing in interventional pain medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Michael cared for 143 Medicare patients across 159 services. The services billed most often include new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient', and established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275094120.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (800) 926-8273
- Email not available
Practice Locations
9400 CAMPUS POINT DR
La Jolla, CA 92093
100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA 90024
1131 Wilshire Blvd Ste 100
Santa Monica, CA 90401
1225 15th St Ste 2100
Santa Monica, CA 90404
100 Ucla Medical Plaza Suite 170
Los Angeles, CA 90095
1250 16th St Ste 2100
Santa Monica, CA 90404
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Brain & memory
Brain and nerve conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
- Weakness After Stroke
- Post-Polio Syndrome
Rehabilitation
- Amputation and phantom limb pain
Spine & Back
Most searched conditions
Chronic pain
Foot & ankle
Joint pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Pain
Joints and arms
Joints and legs
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve and muscle pain
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Neuroma In Foot
- Piriformis syndrome
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Nerve pain
Neurological rehab
Pain management
Rehab and mobility
Spine and back
Spine care
- Arthritis of the spine
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Procedures & services
Diagnostics and tests
Injections and pain relief
- Knee Nerve Ablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Stem Cell Therapy For Joints
- Botox for chronic migraines
- Facet joint injection
- Ganglion impar block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Shoulder nerve block
Neuromuscular
- Baclofen pump management
- Spasticity assessment
- Botox for muscle spasms
Pain management
- Piriformis muscle injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Occipital nerve block
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Prolotherapy
- Stellate ganglion block
- Trigger Point Injections
Rehabilitation
- Inpatient rehabilitation consultation
- Prosthetic and orthotic fitting
- Wheelchair Evaluation and Fitting
Spine procedures
- Caudal Epidural Injection
- Transforaminal Epidural Injection
- Epidural steroid injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
- Vertebroplasty
Wound care
- Pressure-Relief Cushion and Bed Fitting
Most searched procedures
Devices and implants
Diagnostics
Joint care
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
- Tenex Procedure For Tendon Pain
Nerve procedures
Physical medicine
Rehab and mobility
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
159 services · 143 patients · 6 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Treatment | 95886 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies | Treatment | 95913 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
49 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
47 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other rehabilitation physicians at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 8
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 29 related providers in 4 groups
Other rehabilitation physicians in La Jolla 5
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Albany Medical College of Union University 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2019 at Albany Medical College of Union University 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Chung specialize in?
Dr. Chung is a rehabilitation physician in La Jolla, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Chung located?
Dr. Chung is listed at 9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Chung's phone number?
The number on file is (800) 926-8273. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Chung's NPI number?
Dr. Chung's National Provider Identifier is 1275094120. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Chung go to medical school?
Dr. Chung attended Albany Medical College of Union University, graduating in 2019. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Chung been practicing?
Dr. Chung has 7 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2019, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Chung do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Chung provides treatments such as needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study and nerve conduction, 13 or more studies, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Chung confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Chung. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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