Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ronald Chong-Yik, MBBS

Cardiovascular Disease · Rochester, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Research-focused
601 ELMWOOD AVENUE, Rochester, NY 14642
5853417800
In practice since 2013 (13 years)
NPI: 1497199228 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Chong-Yik

Dr. Ronald Chong-Yik is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Rochester, NY, with 13 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chong-Yik performed 109 Medicare services across 105 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chong-Yik received a total of $80,640 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 258 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Chong-Yik is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 13 years in practice ▲ 109 Medicare services $80,640 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
109
Medicare services
Bottom 4% in NY for cardiovascular disease
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
105
Unique beneficiaries
$170
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~8 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 31 $149 $522
External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
A procedure that delivers an electric shock to the heart from outside the body to restore a normal heart rhythm.
24 $80 $450
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
16 $124 $825
Pacemaker insertion with heart chamber electrodes
A surgical procedure to implant a pacemaker device and place electrodes into the upper and lower chambers of the heart to regulate heart rhythm.
14 $388 $2,180
Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker
This procedure involves removing an existing permanent pacemaker with two leads and replacing it with a new device. It is performed to update or repair the heart rhythm management system.
12 $265 $1,485
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
12 $112 $273
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
23.9% high complexity
0.0% medium
76.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$80,640
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $11,520/year across 7 years
Top 6% in NY for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
24
Companies
258
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$58,067 (72.0%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$22,406 (27.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$167 (0.2%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$5,096
2023
$8,888
2022
$3,692
2021
$3,296
2020
$39,626
2019
$17,230
2018
$2,812

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$3,956
Medtronic, Inc.
$418
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$242
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$189
Boston Scientific Corporation
$149
BIOTRONIK INC.
$142
Top 3 companies account for 90.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$34,052
Abbott Laboratories
$20,611
Boston Scientific Corporation
$13,085
Medtronic, Inc.
$5,160
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$3,271
BIOTRONIK INC.
$1,621
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$684
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$337
PFIZER INC.
$277
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$270
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$191
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$176
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$151
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$125
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$123
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$113
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$104
Amgen Inc.
$97
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$84
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$45
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$37
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$14
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$12
Pfizer Inc.
$1
Top 3 companies account for 84.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCENT · ADAPTA · AGILIS · ALLURE QUADRA · ANTHEM · ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE · ASSURITY · ATTESTA SR MRI SURESCAN · AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Accent Pacemaker · Acticor · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Adempas · Advisor Catheter · Arcalyst · Azure · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · BioMonitor · CARTO 3 · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · Carto 3 · Carto 3 System · Cobalt · Confirm Rx · DIAMONDTEMP BIDIRECTIONAL ABLATION CATHETER · Definity · Durata Defibrillation ICD Lead · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · EMBLEM S ICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · ENSITE · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · Edora · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · GENERAL BRADY · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - BRADY · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · General - Pain Management · General - Therapies · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LifeVest · MICRA · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Micra · NA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Plexa ProMRI · QDOT MICRO Catheter · RESONATE · RHYTHMIA · Reef HP · Repatha · Rivacor · SELECTSECURE · SELECTSITE · SENSOR ENABLED · SelectSecure · Solia · TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · XARELTO
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (72%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for cardiovascular disease in NY.

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Geographic Context

Cardiologists within 10 mi
93
Per 100K population
12.3
County median income
$74,409
Nearest hospital
STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Chong-Yik is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with research-focused industry engagement in the top 6% of NY peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Chong-Yik experienced with new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Chong-Yik performed 31 new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Chong-Yik receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Chong-Yik received a total of $80,640 from 24 companies across 258 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Chong-Yik's costs compare to other cardiologists in Rochester?
Dr. Chong-Yik's average Medicare payment per service is $170. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Chong-Yik) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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