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Dr. Neal Chuang, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (1995)

50 Leroy Street
Potsdam, NY 13676

(315) 265-3300

Dr. Neal Chuang, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Neal Chuang, MD is affiliated with Rochester Regional Health.

Office Locations

Rochester Regional Health

1415 Portland Avenue Suite 240
Rochester, NY 14621

(585) 922-3260

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Rochester Regional Health

1561 Long Pond Road Suite 408
Rochester, NY 14626

(585) 723-7575

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50 Leroy Street
Potsdam, NY 13676

(315) 265-3300

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In The News

“SPRINGFIELD - Dr. Neal Chuang, has joined the surgical staff at Mercy Medical Center as incoming chief of thoracic surgery and director of the thoracic surgery program.”—"Medical happenings and related events around the Pioneer Valley", Mass Live, April 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	122
excision	11
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
minimally invasive procedures	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	157
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	15
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	27
doctor visit	213
excision	14
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
minimally invasive procedures	41
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	29
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
dissection	21
doctor visit	168
excision	40
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	80
pleural drainage	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	65
thoracostomy	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	52
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	24
cardiac procedures	11
dissection	23
doctor visit	212
excision	23
hospital care	103
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	103
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	36
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	35
cardiac procedures	12
dissection	29
doctor visit	247
excision	42
hospital care	29
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	29
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	85
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	38
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	28
Dementia	17
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	27
cardiac procedures	15
dissection	26
doctor visit	218
excision	26
hospital care	14
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	14
lobectomy	21
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	77
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	28
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	16
doctor visit	197
excision	16
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	20
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Rochester, NY were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bronchoscopy	22
cardiac procedures	12
dissection	23
doctor visit	173
excision	24
hospital care	60
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	60
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	49
pleural drainage	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32
thoracostomy	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	145
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	50
85 and over	19
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	69

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neal Chuang, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Neal Chuang, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	44

Education & Training

Dr. Neal Chuang, MD graduated from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine in 1995. He is certified by the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (1995)

Board Certification: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2006)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Neal Chuang, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Rochester Regional Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Neal Chuang, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, CorVel, EmblemHealth, MVP Health Care, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, US Family Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Guardian, MagnaCare, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis Care, TRICARE, Molina Healthcare, MetLife Dental, ValueOptions, Health Economics Group Dental, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) Dental, ElderONE, MetraComp, Univera Healthcare, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS), Veterans Administration (VA), Lifetime Benefits (RMSCO), HealthPlex, DeCare Dental, Independent Health CommercialMedicare, FedMed Dental, DentaQuest, OneCall Medical, Aetna Healthcare, First Niagara Business Works (Key Insurance), Liberty Dental and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) Dental.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Neal Chuang, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

CorVel

EmblemHealth

MVP Health Care

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

US Family Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Guardian

MagnaCare

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Fidelis Care

TRICARE

Molina Healthcare

MetLife Dental

ValueOptions

Health Economics Group Dental

Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) Dental

ElderONE

MetraComp

Univera Healthcare

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS)

Veterans Administration (VA)

Lifetime Benefits (RMSCO)

HealthPlex

DeCare Dental

Independent Health CommercialMedicare

FedMed Dental

DentaQuest

OneCall Medical

Aetna Healthcare

First Niagara Business Works (Key Insurance)

Liberty Dental

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) Dental

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$2,633 Da Vinci Surgical System $2,633
Ethicon US, LLC	$2,491 Endoscopy: Endocutters $1,453	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $266	ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler $193	SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats $181	Advanced Wound care $126	Other $273
Ethicon Inc.	$2,308 Monarch Platform $1,863	SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats $445
Neomend, Inc.	$1,058 DAV-Progel $937	DAV-Arista AH $121
Covidien LP	$588 superDimension $464	Barrx $125
Other	$1,453 Exparel $208	Confirm Rx $162	AirSeal $134	COSEAL $90	TACHOSIL $85	Other $775

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,090
Food and Beverage	$4,441

Biography

Dr. Neal Chuang is a thoracic surgery specialist in Potsdam, NY and Rochester, NY. He is professionally affiliated with Rochester General Hospital (RGH). Dr. Chuang can accept UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Fidelis Care, as well as other insurance carriers. His practice in Rochester, NY is open to new patients as reported by Rochester Regional Health. Dr. Chuang graduated from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.