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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497737191

John KaoM.D.

PRACTICEAPEX CARDIOLOGY OF SILICON VALLEY A MEDICAL PARTNERSHIPSee all providers at this practice →
CardiologySan Jose, CAI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
3,369
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
16,544
Distinct HCPCS
36
Medicare payment
$728K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,371).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
5,875
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$1.5M
Distinct drugs
51
Brand share
30.5%
Top prescribed drugs
Apixaban781 claims
Atorvastatin Calcium482 claims
Metoprolol Tartrate379 claims
Amlodipine Besylate377 claims
Rosuvastatin Calcium331 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
91.7
Quality
99.2
Cost
73.1
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.70%
Group
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$3K
Payment records
113
By payment type
Food and Beverage$3K
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Kao'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). 21 inbound referrers · 40 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, L.P.221832
Matthew Tran
Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA
53179
Judong Pan
Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA
50151
NPI 144768238041108
Durga Madala
Cardiology · San Jose, CA
34186
GREEN, STEPHEN2884
Jeffrey Kaplan
Vascular Surgery · Los Gatos, CA
25120
Minhtruong Lai
Critical Care (Intensivists) · San Jose, CA
24160
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA2353
Cynthia Sigler
Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA
2155
Nisha Sandesara
Hospitalist · San Jose, CA
1880
Shalin Patel
Emergency Medicine · San Jose, CA
1739
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, L.P.139443
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
69228
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · San Jose, CA
68251
FORD, KEITH47212
Kenneth Ong
Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA
44118
Yueh-Ju Chung
Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA
39101
Andrew Kwa
Internal Medicine · San Jose, CA
3688
Judong Pan
Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA
36119
GREEN, STEPHEN3191
Matthew Tran
Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA
3196
NPI 14476823803176
Durga Madala
Cardiology · San Jose, CA
28110
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.