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Dr. Ying Chi, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

University of Washington School of Medicine

Professional interests include: musculoskeletal problems, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement)

11190 Warner Avenue Suite 307
Fountain Valley, CA

(714) 434-3518

Dr. Ying Chi, MD is an orthopedist in Fountain Valley, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. She graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Ying Chi, MD is affiliated with Greater Newport Physicians, MemorialCare, Hoag, MemorialCare Medical Group and Orange Coast Medical Center GNP MemorialCare.

Office Locations

Address:

11190 Warner Avenue Suite 307
Fountain Valley, CA

Address:

15000 Kensington Park Drive Suite 350
Tustin, CA

Some issues Dr. Ying Chi, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

In The News

“In addition, Dr. Ying Chi from OC Hand Surgery, also an HOI-affiliated physician, will be joining the new clinic.”—"Status Update: Lulus warehouse sale coming to Santa Ana; Fatburger-Buffalo Express opens in Surf City; new tacos in Tustin", The Orange County Register, June 2019

“Dr. Ying Chi, an orthopedic surgeon, said she loves the three-bedroom, four-level townhome she bought last year in Irvine's Central Park West development because it's low-maintenance and secure.”—"Condos outperform the market as prices jump", The Orange County Register, September 2013

doctor visit	61

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	62
injections	13

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

aspiration	16
doctor visit	117
injections	37

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	174
injections	37

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	16
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

aspiration	40
doctor visit	167
injections	65
joint surgery	12
synovectomy	12
tendon surgery	8
upper extremity surgery	6

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

aspiration	56
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	179
excision	17
injections	107
plastic surgery procedures	18
reconstructive surgery	18
removal of internal scar tissue	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
soft tissue surgery	17
synovectomy	22
tendon surgery	61
tissue transfer	18
upper extremity surgery	59
vascular procedures	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

aspiration	60
capsulotomy	17
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	241
excision	19
immobilization	15
injections	117
joint surgery	30
nerve block	52
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
removal of internal scar tissue	68
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
soft tissue surgery	19
synovectomy	35
tendon surgery	101
tissue transfer	16
upper extremity surgery	117
vascular procedures	19
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

aspiration	52
capsulotomy	15
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	240
injections	127
joint surgery	29
nerve block	51
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
plastic surgery procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	17
removal of internal scar tissue	59
synovectomy	40
tendon surgery	108
tissue transfer	17
upper extremity surgery	134
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

aspiration	62
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	486
excision	66
immobilization	13
injections	154
joint surgery	50
nerve block	170
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
plastic surgery procedures	66
reconstructive surgery	66
removal of internal scar tissue	258
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	66
soft tissue surgery	66
synovectomy	151
tendon surgery	502
tissue transfer	66
upper extremity surgery	521
vascular procedures	66
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	66

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ying Chi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ying Chi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fountain Valley, CA were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, removal of internal scar tissue and nerve block.

aspiration	47
capsulotomy	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	193
excision	34
immobilization	14
injections	83
joint surgery	30
nerve block	91
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
plastic surgery procedures	29
reconstructive surgery	29
removal of internal scar tissue	103
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
soft tissue surgery	34
synovectomy	52
tendon surgery	158
tissue transfer	29
upper extremity surgery	170
vascular procedures	34
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ying Chi, MD.

**Gender**
Female	67
Male	41

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	75
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	1
75 to 84	31
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	57

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ying Chi, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ying Chi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	1
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Ying Chi, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed residency at Henry Ford Hospital. She has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Residency: Henry Ford Hospital

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ying Chi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Greater Newport Physicians

MemorialCare

Hoag

MemorialCare Medical Group

Orange Coast Medical Center GNP MemorialCare

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. Ying Chi, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, AARP, CIGNA Commercial HMO, Anthem, Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Humana, Health Net Commercial HMO, Centivo ACO, BlueShield Commercial HMO and BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ying Chi, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

AARP

CIGNA Commercial HMO

Anthem

Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Humana

Health Net Commercial HMO

Centivo ACO

BlueShield Commercial HMO

BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,138 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $1,100	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY HANDWRISTFOOTANKLE $38
Stryker Corporation	$516 TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $369	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $148
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$246 Extremities $143	ORTHO - KNEES $103
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$167 INTEGRA FLOWABLE WOUND MATRIX $110	Recon-Nerve and Tendon Repair $29	Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $28
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$113 Vascepa $113
Other	$417 Trauma $105	Radiesse $102	INVOKANA $93	Implate $83	Catheter $13	Other $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,487
Education	$1,111

Biography

Dr. Ying Chi specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. These areas are among her clinical interests: replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement) and musculoskeletal problems. Dr. Chi appears to be in-network for AARP, Anthem, Health Net, and more. She attended the University of Washington School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Henry Ford Hospital for residency. Dr. Chi (or staff) is conversant in Mandarin, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Her professional affiliations include Greater Newport Physicians, Hoag, and MemorialCare Medical Group.