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Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD

(Dr. Michelle K. Chu, MD)

(50 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: cancer surgery, breast surgery

75 Pringle Way Suite 801
Reno, NV 89502

(775) 982-4000

Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD is a general surgeon in Reno, NV specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD is affiliated with Renown Health, COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES LLC and Renown Medical Group.

Office Locations

Renown Medical Group

10201 Double R Boulevard Floor 3
Reno, NV 89521

(775) 982-3443

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1500 E 2nd Street Suite 206
Reno, NV 89502

(775) 789-7000

(775) 789-7040

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Renown Medical Group

75 Pringle Way Suite 801
Reno, NV 89502

(775) 982-4000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

biopsy

breast cancer surgery

lymph node procedures

mastectomy for breast cancer

open lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD performed more biopsy, breast cancer surgery, breast lift, breast surgery, cosmetic procedures, cosmetic surgery, excision, lymph node procedures, mastectomy for breast cancer, and open lymph node biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Nevada.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2012 were excision, hospital care, inpatient care and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	42
cancer surgery	30
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	192
excision	57
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lymph node procedures	15
open surgery	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	57
cancer surgery	29
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	205
excision	65
lymph node procedures	38
open surgery	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
women's imaging	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2014 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	43
cancer surgery	32
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	198
excision	65
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lymph node procedures	45
open surgery	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	11
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	30
cancer surgery	30
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	192
excision	54
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
lymph node procedures	55
open surgery	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	22
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2016 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	28
cancer surgery	28
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	212
excision	52
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lymph node procedures	47
open surgery	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	14
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2017 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	66
cancer surgery	52
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	211
excision	101
lymph node procedures	68
open surgery	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2018 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	114
cancer surgery	65
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	188
excision	117
lymph node procedures	111
open surgery	52
plastic surgery procedures	49
reconstructive surgery	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2019 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	89
cancer surgery	51
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	185
excision	94
lymph node procedures	87
open surgery	43
plastic surgery procedures	38
reconstructive surgery	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2020 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	63
cancer surgery	51
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	162
excision	87
lymph node procedures	73
open surgery	36
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2021 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	62
cancer surgery	62
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	217
excision	110
lymph node procedures	97
open surgery	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	12
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV during 2022 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	82
cancer surgery	66
cosmetic treatments	16
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	173
excision	112
lymph node procedures	96
open surgery	46
plastic surgery procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated as a general surgeon in Reno, NV were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures	61
cancer surgery	45
catheterization	11
cosmetic treatments	16
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	194
excision	83
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
lymph node procedures	66
open surgery	38
plastic surgery procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
women's imaging	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	161
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	46
85 and over	5
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	110

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD treated were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	6
Cancer	52

Education & Training

Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Renown Health

COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES LLC

Renown Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 50 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Reno, NV.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$1,065 AlloDerm $1,065
Stryker Corporation	$710 EIKON $710
Genentech USA, Inc.	$113 Perjeta $13	$100
AbbVie, Inc.	$101 Synthroid $101
TELA Bio, Inc.	$42 Ovitex $42
Other	$160 ProGrip $29	MARGINPROBE PROBE $26	BIO A Tissue Reinforcement $25	XARELTO $22	VAC THERAPY $18	Other $40

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,247
Food and Beverage	$944

Biography

Dr. Michelle Chu is a general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery) specialist. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish. These areas are among her clinical interests: cancer surgery and breast surgery. Dr. Chu is affiliated with Renown Health. Dr. Chu studied medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Patient reviews placed her at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5).

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Kimberly Chu, MD From 2012 - 2022

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