Dr. Tuan-Hung Chu, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Chu
Dr. Tuan-Hung Chu is an optician specialist in Dallas, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chu performed 729 Medicare services across 639 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chu received a total of $15,534 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 243 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Chu is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 103 | $40 | $105 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 54 | $53 | $299 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 47 | $60 | $168 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 46 | $53 | $135 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 43 | $10 | $128 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 31 | $137 | $704 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 30 | $61 | $290 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 29 | $99 | $477 |
| Revision of hemodialysis graft | 27 | $563 | $2,850 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 26 | $11 | $52 |
| Revision of hemodialysis graft with removal of blood clot | 24 | $560 | $3,046 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 24 | $79 | $439 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 23 | $18 | $45 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 23 | $65 | $260 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 20 | $176 | $1,353 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 20 | $51 | $237 |
| Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 19 | $137 | $1,263 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 18 | $90 | $476 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 18 | $63 | $207 |
| Removal of tunneled central venous tube | 17 | $118 | $652 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 17 | $133 | $692 |
| Creation of artery-vein connection using tube graft for hemodialysis | 15 | $471 | $2,513 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist | 14 | $113 | $720 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | 14 | $401 | $5,143 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 14 | $118 | $664 |
| Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | 13 | $494 | $2,497 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Chu is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% of TX peers, with 18 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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