What is Bob Kao's specialty?

Bob Kao (NPI 1821009440) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Diagnostic Radiology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Bob Kao practice?

Bob Kao practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821009440.

How much does Medicare pay Bob Kao?

Bob Kao (NPI 1821009440) received approximately $110K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 2,623 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821009440

Bob KaoMD

Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,201

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,282

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$104K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,350 Diagnostic Radiology providers in IL — above median (cohort median 3,137).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bob Kao'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). 302 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT	1,280	3,007
FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER & HAMMOND	759	1,705
Steven Marchioni Diagnostic Radiology · Roanoke, IN	369	721
KIM, HEE	319	675
Sammi Dali Interventional Cardiology · Michigan City, IN	295	897
Marian Demus Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	291	521
FRANCISCAN HEALTH MUNSTER	278	616
Brendan Banyon Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	260	468
Joseph Samyn Cardiology · Crown Point, IN	245	636
Boris Sagalovsky Cardiology · Crown Point, IN	220	483
La Porte County Auditor Ambulance Service Provider · La Porte, IN	208	455
Olga Pasternak-Wise Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	199	352

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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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history

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