What is Christine Thai's specialty?

Christine Thai (NPI 1043224587) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Huntington Beach, CA.

Where does Christine Thai practice?

Christine Thai practices in Huntington Beach, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1043224587.

How much does Medicare pay Christine Thai?

Christine Thai (NPI 1043224587) received approximately $821K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 323 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043224587

Christine ThaiM.D.

RheumatologyHuntington Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

713

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

21,207

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$678K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,140

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone350 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate301 claims

Methotrexate Sodium277 claims

Gabapentin205 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen149 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.6

Quality

78.3

Cost

76.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.49%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$693

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$693

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$693

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 557412

Home health agency

CCN 050224

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christine Thai'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). 8 inbound referrers · 31 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	136	459
Wesley Kobayashi Podiatry · Huntington Beach, CA	20	52
Winston Whitney Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	18	35
Frederick Birnberg Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	15	26
Jennifer Overstreet Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	13	26
Jay Lichman Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	12	23
Lauralyn Markle Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Hills, CA	11	14
Shaya Ghazinoor Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	11	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN	229	977
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	168	516
CALIFORNIA LABORATORY SCIENCES LLC	166	509
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	52	127
CHOO, IRIS	51	123
Frederick Birnberg Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	31	66
Winston Whitney Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	29	71
Wesley Kobayashi Podiatry · Huntington Beach, CA	26	73
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	22	84
LIM, JOHN	21	48
Luke Cheung Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	20	34
Marnie Kremer Prill Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	19	36

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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