What is Nelson Chu's specialty?

Nelson Chu (NPI 1710969027) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Warwick, RI.

Where does Nelson Chu practice?

Nelson Chu practices in Warwick, RI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1710969027.

How much does Medicare pay Nelson Chu?

Nelson Chu (NPI 1710969027) received approximately $30K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 113 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1710969027

Nelson ChuMD

NephrologyWarwick, RII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

186

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

244

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$15K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 35 Nephrology providers in RI — bottom quintile (cohort median 933).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,090

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$85K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

6.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate160 claims

Furosemide116 claims

Metoprolol Succinate97 claims

Doxazosin Mesylate91 claims

Losartan Potassium74 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nelson Chu'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). 44 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	193	842
THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL	62	296
Edward Thomas Interventional Cardiology · Warwick, RI	59	213
John Murphy Cardiology · Warwick, RI	41	91
Chester Hedgepeth Cardiology · Brockton, MA	40	87
John Lowney Cardiology · Warwick, RI	38	92
BLACK, RICHARD	35	82
Richard San Antonio Cardiology · Warwick, RI	32	84
David Rowe Diagnostic Radiology · Warwick, RI	31	65
Christina Pinto Diagnostic Radiology · Providence, RI	27	67
Aamir Ahmad Diagnostic Radiology · Fall River, MA	25	65
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	23	325

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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