What is Christina Chao's specialty?

Christina Chao (NPI 1003158460) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Norwalk, CT.

Where does Christina Chao practice?

Christina Chao practices in Norwalk, CT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1003158460.

How much does Medicare pay Christina Chao?

Christina Chao (NPI 1003158460) received approximately $83K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 509 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1003158460

Christina ChaoP.A.

PRACTICETHE CONNECTICUT DERMATOLOGY GROUP PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantNorwalk, CTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

953

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,416

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$63K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,222 Physician Assistant providers in CT — top quintile (cohort median 156).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

782

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$407K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide117 claims

Ketoconazole111 claims

Halobetasol Propionate56 claims

Finasteride48 claims

Dupilumab42 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.3

Quality

0.0

Cost

94.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.98%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

160

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$88

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$88

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christina Chao's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Llc Clinical Laboratory · Wallingford, CT	47	100
NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	25	57
Cynthia Kucher Pathology · New York, NY	23	30
STAMFORD HOSPITAL	18	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Cynthia Kucher Pathology · New York, NY	130	173
Quest Diagnostics Llc Clinical Laboratory · Wallingford, CT	52	135
YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL	27	42
NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	24	52
Frank Pinto Dermatology · Norwalk, CT	16	26
STAMFORD HOSPITAL	15	32
Steven Kolenik Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery · Norwalk, CT	14	17
MILFORD HOSPITAL, INC	13	18

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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