What is Albert Chao's specialty?

Albert Chao (NPI 1225020068) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Fayetteville, NC.

Where does Albert Chao practice?

Albert Chao practices in Fayetteville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1225020068.

How much does Medicare pay Albert Chao?

Albert Chao (NPI 1225020068) received approximately $58K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 236 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1225020068

Albert ChaoMD

Family PracticeFayetteville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

388

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

784

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$56K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,740 Family Practice providers in NC — above median (cohort median 664).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,810

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$566K

Distinct drugs

118

Brand share

21.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate433 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium418 claims

Metformin Hcl244 claims

Omeprazole231 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide227 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$102

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$102

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$102

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Long-term care hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Albert 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). 5 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Medical Imaging Center, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Fayetteville, NC	28	97
Richard Roux Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, NC	15	43
Melanie Sanford Diagnostic Radiology · Greensboro, NC	13	38
SHEARER, JAMES	12	35
Max Faykus Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, NC	11	35

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC	259	4,480
Medical Imaging Center, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Fayetteville, NC	35	157
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	28	125
Cumberland County Hospital System Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Fayetteville, NC	23	109
Richard Roux Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, NC	18	45
SHEARER, JAMES	16	54
CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC	16	58
Richard Falter Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, NC	11	36
Robert Appel Urology · Fayetteville, NC	11	40
Ali Nasim Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, NC	11	32
Melanie Sanford Diagnostic Radiology · Greensboro, NC	11	37

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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