What is George Chao's specialty?

George Chao (NPI 1548204506) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Endocrinology in Modesto, CA.

Where does George Chao practice?

George Chao practices in Modesto, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548204506.

How much does Medicare pay George Chao?

George Chao (NPI 1548204506) received approximately $601K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,322 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548204506

George ChaoMD

PRACTICESUTTER GOULD MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSee all providers at this practice →

EndocrinologyModesto, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,768

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

24,488

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$572K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 633 Endocrinology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,164).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

15,777

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

45.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,613 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium1,316 claims

Ezetimibe1,238 claims

Pioglitazone Hcl967 claims

Empagliflozin830 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$65

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$65

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where George 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). 50 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUTTER GOULD MEDICAL FOUNDATION	915	5,438
SOOD, SURENDRA	95	123
BONDI, TRACY	67	137
James Summers Diagnostic Radiology · Modesto, CA	65	118
Brian Wistow Diagnostic Radiology · Modesto, CA	61	104
David Li Diagnostic Radiology · Modesto, CA	54	84
Qasim Barra Diagnostic Radiology · Modesto, CA	47	57
DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER OF MODESTO, INC.	38	54
Ronak Shah Nephrology · Modesto, CA	38	183
Yee-Hsiang Wang Diagnostic Radiology · Modesto, CA	36	59
DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER OF MODESTO, INC.	34	68
Cesar Tumakay Diagnostic Radiology · Modesto, CA	32	63

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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