What is Thomas Chu's specialty?

Thomas Chu (NPI 1760482806) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Los Angeles, CA.

Where does Thomas Chu practice?

Thomas Chu practices in Los Angeles, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760482806.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Chu?

Thomas Chu (NPI 1760482806) received approximately $2.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,203 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760482806

Thomas ChuMD

OphthalmologyLos Angeles, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,885

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

26,513

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.9M

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,047

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$131K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Ofloxacin365 claims

Latanoprost148 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine101 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate75 claims

Prednisolone Acetate60 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

94.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$332

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$332

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$332

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas 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). 15 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	138	324
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	75	139
PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	48	92
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	23	48
NPI 1255335535	23	70
Alex Chai Internal Medicine · Los Angeles, CA	23	65
Biocorp Clinical Lab Inc Clinical Laboratory · Whittier, CA	17	32
PATHOLOGY, INC.	17	22
Primex Clinical Laboratories Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Van Nuys, CA	14	43
PASADENA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, LTD	14	17
Kevin Choy Ophthalmology · Alhambra, CA	13	16
City Of Los Angeles Ambulance Service Provider · Los Angeles, CA	13	16

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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