What is Kenneth Chao's specialty?

Kenneth Chao (NPI 1942276589) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in East Meadow, NY.

Where does Kenneth Chao practice?

Kenneth Chao practices in East Meadow, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942276589.

How much does Medicare pay Kenneth Chao?

Kenneth Chao (NPI 1942276589) received approximately $289K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 563 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942276589

Kenneth ChaoM.D.

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NeurologyEast Meadow, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,305

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

24,332

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$275K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,430 Neurology providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 560).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,001

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$311K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Donepezil Hcl451 claims

Gabapentin443 claims

Memantine Hcl247 claims

Duloxetine Hcl162 claims

Pregabalin127 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.8

Quality

91.8

Cost

75.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$713

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$563

Education$150

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$563

Education$150

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kenneth 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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Melville, NY	65	156
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS	42	114
Northwell Health Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · New Hyde Park, NY	19	42
ENZO CLINICAL LABS, INC.	15	29
Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Hicksville, NY	14	46
WSNCHS NORTH, INC.	13	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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