What is James Chao's specialty?

James Chao (NPI 1093740789) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in San Diego, CA.

Where does James Chao practice?

James Chao practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1093740789.

How much does Medicare pay James Chao?

James Chao (NPI 1093740789) received approximately $22K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 78 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1093740789

James ChaoMD

Plastic and Reconstructive SurgerySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

103

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

131

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$7K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 396 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 171).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$566

Distinct drugs

Brand share

84.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen44 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen19 claims

Cephalexin12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$42K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$29K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$1K

Consulting Fee$849

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$29K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$1K

Consulting Fee$849

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James 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). 0 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Arthroscopic & Laser Surgery Center Of San Diego Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · San Diego, CA	18	27
David Chao Orthopedic Surgery · San Diego, CA	15	39

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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