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Dr. Sungji Chai, MD

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Specializes in: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Penn State College of Medicine (1985 - 1989)

Professional interests include: urinary incontinence, abnormal bleeding

623 Chestnut Ridge Parkway
Blowing Rock, NC 28605

(828) 386-3350

Dr. Sungji Chai, MD is an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC specializing in obstetrics & gynecology. She graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Sungji Chai, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC and UNC Health Appalachian.

Office Locations

381 Deerfield Road
Boone, NC 28607

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UNC Health Appalachian

623 Chestnut Ridge Parkway
Blowing Rock, NC 28605

(828) 386-3350

(828) 386-3352

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

breast exam

pelvic exam

By Affordability:

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Sungji Chai, MD performed more breast exam, and pelvic exam procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for breast exam, gynecologic exams, pelvic exam, and women's imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging, women's imaging and breast exam.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	17
cytology	12
doctor visit	59
gynecologic pathology	12
gynecologic procedures	17
pelvic imaging	31
preventive care	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
women's imaging	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2013 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	26
cytology	18
doctor visit	63
gynecologic pathology	18
gynecologic procedures	26
pelvic imaging	20
preventive care	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
women's imaging	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2014 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	35
cytology	16
doctor visit	73
gynecologic pathology	16
gynecologic procedures	35
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
women's imaging	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	103

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging, women's imaging and breast exam.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	24
cytology	11
doctor visit	51
gynecologic pathology	11
gynecologic procedures	24
pelvic imaging	29
preventive care	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
women's imaging	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2016 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	40
cytology	18
doctor visit	111
gynecologic pathology	18
gynecologic procedures	40
pelvic imaging	37
preventive care	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
women's imaging	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	134

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2017 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	59
cytology	13
doctor visit	150
gynecologic pathology	13
gynecologic procedures	59
pelvic imaging	20
preventive care	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
women's imaging	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	167

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	11
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2018 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	56
cytology	12
doctor visit	152
gynecologic pathology	12
gynecologic procedures	56
pelvic imaging	17
preventive care	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
women's imaging	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	148

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2019 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	72
doctor visit	111
gynecologic procedures	72
pelvic imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
women's imaging	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	150

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2020 were breast exam and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	51
doctor visit	75
gynecologic procedures	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	116

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2021 were breast exam and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	32
doctor visit	62
gynecologic procedures	32

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	99

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC during 2022 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	19
doctor visit	47
gynecologic procedures	19
pelvic imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
women's imaging	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	79

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boone, NC were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

breast exam	39
cytology	14
doctor visit	86
gynecologic pathology	14
gynecologic procedures	39
pelvic imaging	22
preventive care	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
women's imaging	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sungji Chai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	14
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	1
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	52

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sungji Chai, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	5
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Sungji Chai, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1989. She completed residency at LeHigh Valley Hospital Network. She is certified by the Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certified and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine (1989)

Residency: LeHigh Valley Hospital Network (1993)

Board Certification: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certified

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sungji Chai, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC

UNC Health Appalachian

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. Sungji Chai, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sungji Chai, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$228 Da Vinci Surgical System $228
Amgen Inc.	$128 Aimovig $99	Prolia $29
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$99 $99
AbbVie, Inc.	$62 Orilissa $62
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$56 NUVARING $56
Other	$133 Essure $34	LO LOESTRIN FE $31	4-K $14	Makena $13	IMVEXXY $13	Other $28

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$365
Travel and Lodging	$228
Education	$112

Biography

Dr. Sungji Chai's area of specialization is obstetrics & gynecology. Her areas of expertise include the following: abnormal bleeding and urinary incontinence. She is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Coventry, Cigna, and Centene. Dr. Chai attended Penn State College of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at LeHigh Valley Hospital Network. She is affiliated with UNC Health. According to UNC Health, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Chai's office in Boone, NC.