What is Neelima Chu's specialty?

Neelima Chu (NPI 1154407443) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Endocrinology in La Mesa, CA.

Where does Neelima Chu practice?

Neelima Chu practices in La Mesa, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1154407443.

How much does Medicare pay Neelima Chu?

Neelima Chu (NPI 1154407443) received approximately $52K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 181 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154407443

Neelima ChuM.D.

PRACTICESHARP HEALTHCARESee all providers at this practice →

EndocrinologyLa Mesa, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

302

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,545

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$45K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 633 Endocrinology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,164).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,153

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$916K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

51.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium278 claims

Methimazole131 claims

Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog126 claims

Semaglutide89 claims

Metformin Hcl85 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.7

Quality

81.0

Cost

82.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.58%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 050026

Hospital

CCN 050100

Hospital

CCN 050234

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Neelima Chu'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). 2 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	22	31
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	16	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · La Mesa, CA	83	184
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	61	115
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	23	41
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL CORPORATION	20	38
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	16	27

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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