What is David Chao's specialty?

David Chao (NPI 1346277043) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in Sugar Land, TX.

Where does David Chao practice?

David Chao practices in Sugar Land, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1346277043.

How much does Medicare pay David Chao?

David Chao (NPI 1346277043) received approximately $195K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 544 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1346277043

David ChaoM.D.

Pulmonary DiseaseSugar Land, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

723

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,836

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$188K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 664 Pulmonary Disease providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,111).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,283

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$325K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Montelukast Sodium297 claims

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter187 claims

Azelastine Hcl183 claims

Famotidine158 claims

Trazodone Hcl128 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

60.0

Cost

67.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David 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). 74 inbound referrers · 123 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ryan Armstrong Interventional Radiology · Shenandoah, TX	215	3,117
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	180	775
Richard Oria Diagnostic Radiology · Cypress, TX	132	1,116
Mayank Parikh Cardiology · Richmond, TX	110	1,092
Fort Bend County Ambulance Service Provider · Rosenberg, TX	105	503
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	104	568
Nitesh Vachhani Gastroenterology · Richmond, TX	95	717
Alexander Stadnyk Pulmonary Disease · Houston, TX	93	841
Meghana Gore Hospitalist · Rochester, NY	91	595
MCCLAMROCH, JAMES	83	670
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	72	254
Roman Raju Diagnostic Radiology · Cypress, TX	68	424

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
OAKBEND MEDICAL CENTER	259	1,754
Ryan Armstrong Interventional Radiology · Shenandoah, TX	167	1,777
Sarfraz Aly Infectious Disease · Sugar Land, TX	151	4,482
Richard Oria Diagnostic Radiology · Cypress, TX	115	975
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	104	386
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	95	542
Mayank Parikh Cardiology · Richmond, TX	90	631
Eniola Mudasiru Dawodu Diagnostic Radiology · Cypress, TX	89	414
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	88	314
Francesco Cavallo Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	88	548
Alexander Stadnyk Pulmonary Disease · Houston, TX	87	1,217
Fort Bend County Ambulance Service Provider · Rosenberg, TX	80	202

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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