Howard Chung
NPI 1497246615 · Hospitalist Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Howard Chung is a Hospitalist Physician provider in Brooklyn, NY (NPI 1497246615).
Provider details
- NPI number
- 1497246615
- Entity type
- Individual
- Primary specialty
- Hospitalist PhysicianAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- No
- License
- 312571 (NY)
Specialties & taxonomies
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Profile Score
A profile completeness & documented-activity index — NOT a quality, outcomes, or patient-satisfaction rating.
- Registry tenure33% of score
8 yrs in NPPES registry
- Profile completeness33% of score
100% of core fields populated
- Practice footprint20% of score
1 documented practice location
- Open Payments transparency13% of score
Has Open Payments disclosures (2024)
Signals a provider has no public data for (e.g. Medicare claims) are left out of the score entirely — never counted as zero — so providers without that data are not penalized. See the full formula and weights in our methodology.
Transparency — industry payments
Based on CMS Open Payments, 2024; not all care is captured.
$625 across 15 records (Open Payments 2024)
Open Payments discloses payments and transfers of value (meals, travel, consulting, research, royalties) from drug and device makers to providers. This is a transparency signal, not a verdict — such payments are legal and common, and their presence is neither an endorsement nor a criticism. Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Practice location
Mailing address
Registry dates
- Enumerated
- 2018-05-23
- Last updated
- 2021-09-09
- Certified
- 2021-09-09
Frequently asked questions
- What is Howard Chung's NPI number?
- Howard Chung's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497246615, a unique 10-digit ID issued by CMS for use in standard healthcare transactions.
- What is Howard Chung's specialty?
- Howard Chung is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Hospitalist Physician (Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians).
- Where is Howard Chung located?
- Howard Chung's practice location on file with NPPES is 150 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220-2508.
- What is Howard Chung's phone number?
- The practice phone number listed in the NPPES registry for Howard Chung is (718) 630-7000.
- Is Howard Chung's NPI active?
- Yes — Howard Chung's NPI (1497246615) is active in the NPPES registry as of the last update on 2021-09-09.
Source: CMS NPPES Data Dissemination (June 2026). NPI Central is not affiliated with CMS. Data is provided as-is from the public registry.