What is Richard Zhao's specialty?

Richard Zhao (NPI 1699838532) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Seattle, WA.

Where does Richard Zhao practice?

Richard Zhao practices in Seattle, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699838532.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Zhao?

Richard Zhao (NPI 1699838532) received approximately $42K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 141 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699838532

Richard ZhaoMD

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Internal MedicineSeattle, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

245

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

502

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$40K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,650 Internal Medicine providers in WA — above median (cohort median 497).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$55

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.1

Quality

84.5

Cost

72.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.51%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard 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). 43 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES	174	563
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES	145	562
Juan Millan Diagnostic Radiology · Lynnwood, WA	47	248
Pacific Vascular Incorporated Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Seattle, WA	32	135
DYNACARE NORTHWEST, INC	30	174
Benjamin Sacks Diagnostic Radiology · Englewood, CO	25	69
Robert Hansen Hospitalist · Seattle, WA	22	192
Annie Chandrankunnel Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	21	81
Pacific Vascular Incorporated Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Seattle, WA	21	149
Lisa Nakamoto Nephrology · Seattle, WA	18	162
NPI 1164400081	18	72
George Haddad Hospitalist · Seattle, WA	18	120

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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