Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ronald Chong-Yik, MBBS

Cardiovascular Disease · Rochester, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
601 ELMWOOD AVENUE, Rochester, NY 14642
5853417800
Registered in NPPES since 2013
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 in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

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 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. 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 of NPI registration ▲ 109 Medicare services $80,640 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

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.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$170
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
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
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

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)

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? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$74,409
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included 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.

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. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Chong-Yik receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Chong-Yik received a total of $80,640 from 24 companies across 258 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →