What is Joseph Zhao's specialty?

Joseph Zhao (NPI 1558545087) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Chandler, AZ.

Where does Joseph Zhao practice?

Joseph Zhao practices in Chandler, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558545087.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Zhao?

Joseph Zhao (NPI 1558545087) received approximately $134K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 429 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558545087

Joseph ZhaoMD

PRACTICEAKDHC, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyChandler, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

576

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,007

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$119K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 225 Nephrology providers in AZ — below median (cohort median 2,066).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

391

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$76K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Calcitriol48 claims

Furosemide37 claims

Amlodipine Besylate32 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol29 claims

Allopurinol28 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.2

Quality

67.7

Cost

76.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.56%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$222

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$222

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Zhao'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). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Asad Chaudhary Nephrology · Mesa, AZ	70	1,098
NPI 1316992407	69	265
BANNER BAYWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	68	247
Almutaz Kartoumah Nephrology · Chandler, AZ	65	272
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	55	153
Muhammad Uddin Nephrology · Mesa, AZ	39	372
R M Arizona Holdings Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Mesa, AZ	39	134
Robert Hanna Interventional Radiology · Mesa, AZ	35	156
MOUNTAIN VISTA MEDICAL CENTER LP	27	56
Seyed Javadpoor Pulmonary Disease · Mesa, AZ	24	177
James Lyons Diagnostic Radiology · Mesa, AZ	24	104
NPI 1255335535	21	179

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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