Dr. Youngmin Chu
Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology Physician)
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
La Jolla, CA 92037
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San Diego County includes primary care (1% of residents) and mental health (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (2017)
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 3,342
Licensed in California since 2020, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Medical school: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Diagnostic Radiology Physician primary
CA license A169720 (first issued 2020; current) -
Nuclear Medicine Physician
CA license A169720 (first issued 2020; current) -
Surgery Physician
PA license MT212843
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas, CA
- Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA
- Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA
- Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido, CA
Medical groups
- Scripps Health (1,433 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 3,342
- Services billed
- 27,805
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 4,159 | 41 |
| Piflufolastat f-18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie | 271 | 28 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 147 | 141 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 146 | 139 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 128 | 128 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 108 | 54 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 68 | 68 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 60 | 32 |
| Ct scan of chest without contrast | 58 | 58 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 57 | 57 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.