Joshua Chia-Shih Chao
Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao is a surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1124557251, issued on Jun 12, 2017. Check the license (California A197608, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Chia-Shih Chao
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A197608 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 310, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Phone
- (310) 267-7838
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251125003307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Chia-Shih Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A197608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
- Tramadol Hcl21 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $28.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's NPI number?
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124557251, issued on Jun 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Chia-Shih Chao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 310, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 267-7838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's license?
NPPES lists California license number A197608, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Chia-Shih Chao had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.