What is John Kao's specialty?

John Kao (NPI 1497737191) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in San Jose, CA.

Where does John Kao practice?

John Kao practices in San Jose, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1497737191.

How much does Medicare pay John Kao?

John Kao (NPI 1497737191) received approximately $786K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 737 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497737191

John KaoM.D.

PRACTICEAPEX CARDIOLOGY OF SILICON VALLEY A MEDICAL PARTNERSHIPSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologySan Jose, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,369

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

16,544

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$728K

Peer benchmark

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

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

Top paying entities

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

Physician	Patients	Visits
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, L.P.	221	832
Matthew Tran Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA	53	179
Judong Pan Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	50	151
NPI 1447682380	41	108
Durga Madala Cardiology · San Jose, CA	34	186
GREEN, STEPHEN	28	84
Jeffrey Kaplan Vascular Surgery · Los Gatos, CA	25	120
Minhtruong Lai Critical Care (Intensivists) · San Jose, CA	24	160
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA	23	53
Cynthia Sigler Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA	21	55
Nisha Sandesara Hospitalist · San Jose, CA	18	80
Shalin Patel Emergency Medicine · San Jose, CA	17	39

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, L.P.	139	443
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	69	228
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · San Jose, CA	68	251
FORD, KEITH	47	212
Kenneth Ong Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA	44	118
Yueh-Ju Chung Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA	39	101
Andrew Kwa Internal Medicine · San Jose, CA	36	88
Judong Pan Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	36	119
GREEN, STEPHEN	31	91
Matthew Tran Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA	31	96
NPI 1447682380	31	76
Durga Madala Cardiology · San Jose, CA	28	110

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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