What is Melody Chong's specialty?

Melody Chong (NPI 1497786040) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Podiatry in San Francisco, CA.

Where does Melody Chong practice?

Melody Chong practices in San Francisco, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1497786040.

How much does Medicare pay Melody Chong?

Melody Chong (NPI 1497786040) received approximately $109K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 253 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497786040

Melody ChongDPM

PodiatrySan Francisco, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

650

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,221

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$93K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,510 Podiatry providers in CA — below median (cohort median 1,479).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

191

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Ciclopirox Olamine58 claims

Diclofenac Sodium26 claims

Ketoconazole22 claims

Terbinafine Hcl16 claims

Gabapentin15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$301

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$301

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$301

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melody Chong'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). 6 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Phillip Wright General Practice · Oakland, CA	51	63
SSC OAKLAND EXCELL OPERATING COMPANY LP	32	45
Community Mobile Diagnostics Llc Portable X-Ray Supplier · San Leandro, CA	25	46
Royal Ambulance Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Leandro, CA	17	24
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM	13	21
NPI 1184618993	12	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERVICES	78	232
Andrew Ng Internal Medicine · Millbrae, CA	61	189
MDX-MDL HOLDINGS, LLC	40	201
SUTTER BAY HOSPITALS	38	130
SSC OAKLAND EXCELL OPERATING COMPANY LP	24	30
Phillip Wright General Practice · Oakland, CA	23	23
Community Mobile Diagnostics Llc Portable X-Ray Supplier · San Leandro, CA	21	46
WINICK, JEFFREY	19	19
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	17	19
Protransport 1 Ambulance Service Provider · Rohnert Park, CA	16	27
BELLAKEN HEALTH GROUP, INC.	15	24
Jack Huynh Internal Medicine · San Francisco, CA	12	25

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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