What is Lawrence Chao's specialty?

Lawrence Chao (NPI 1700812997) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Irvine, CA.

Where does Lawrence Chao practice?

Lawrence Chao practices in Irvine, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700812997.

How much does Medicare pay Lawrence Chao?

Lawrence Chao (NPI 1700812997) received approximately $246K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 952 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700812997

Lawrence ChaoMD

OphthalmologyIrvine, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,594

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,876

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$231K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

697

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$150K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Ofloxacin209 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine207 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate105 claims

Cyclosporine70 claims

Cyclosporine51 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

79.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$311

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$311

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lawrence 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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Surgicare Of La Veta Ltd. Ambulatory Surgical Center · Irvine, CA	106	190
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	65	127
Joseph Mollner Anesthesiology · Irvine, CA	54	83
Timothy You Ophthalmology · Santa Ana, CA	17	20
Tan Le Anesthesiology · Santa Ana, CA	14	29
HILL, RICHARD	13	18
Omid Vesal Internal Medicine · Irvine, CA	12	30
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	11	15

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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