What is Cecilia Chao's specialty?

Cecilia Chao (NPI 1881608487) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Dulce, NM.

Where does Cecilia Chao practice?

Cecilia Chao practices in Dulce, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881608487.

How much does Medicare pay Cecilia Chao?

Cecilia Chao (NPI 1881608487) received approximately $11K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 131 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881608487

Cecilia ChaoM.D.

Internal MedicineDulce, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

230

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

325

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$9K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 451 Internal Medicine providers in NM — above median (cohort median 364).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

722

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$23K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Lisinopril80 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims

Omeprazole42 claims

Metformin Hcl37 claims

Simvastatin36 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 Cecilia 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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANTA FE INDIAN HOSPITAL	76	732
SAN JUAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	30	107
UPPER SAN JUAN HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT	15	85
Maricela Bonilla Optometry · Dulce, NM	13	56
Kristy Wolske Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	12	49
Robert Orbelo Diagnostic Radiology · Farmington, NM	11	31
Kristin Graziano Family Practice · Questa, NM	11	39

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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