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Benjamin B. Chun, MD

NPI 1699747956ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Newport News, VA

Ophthalmology (MD) in Newport News, Virginia, trained at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (class of 1993). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,249,790 for 5,330 claims, against $173,404 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,242 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1699747956
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedFeb 2, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 2, 2026
Certified by providerOct 2, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000X101052051VA
Ophthalmology207W00000X31377AZ
Ophthalmology207W00000XMD429809PA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (DC); Practitioner - Ophthalmology (PA); Practitioner - Ophthalmology (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients293
Services billed1,969 across 39 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$173,404

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)5,330 · 8,288 30-day fills
Patients811
Total drug cost$1,249,790
Generic share43% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolWarren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Graduation year1993
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,242 · 56 payments from 9 companies
  • 2024$1,015 · 49 payments from 10 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,242 · 56 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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