NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician NPI 1578097606 MD
Verify on CMS → Michael Chiou, MD
Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician in Schenectady, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 101 in Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
80
Medicare Part D claims · 26 beneficiaries · Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician avg: 323
MIPS score
38.7/100
▼ 45 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$184.32
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Michael Chiou, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 38.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 80 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 38.7/100
- MIPS score · -45 vs avg
- 80
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥4th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Michael Chiou, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1578097606), first enumerated 04/15/2017.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 80 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 38.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$184.32 in reported industry payments (6 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Michael Chiou, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1578097606 · Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-LOW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · NEAR-MIPS
- NPI-10 1578097606
- ENUM-RECENT 2017
- TAX-TRACE 101
- MIPS-LOW 38.7/100
- RX-TRACE 80
- BOOK-THIN 11 in New York
- NEAR-MIPS Jennifer Russo, MD · 25.9
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Chiou · this pro…
Chiou · this provider
38.7 MIPS pts
- Jennifer Russo, …
Jennifer Russo, MD
64.6 MIPS pts
- Shannon Smith, M…
Shannon Smith, M.D.
65.4 MIPS pts
- Craig Ditommaso,…
Craig Ditommaso, MD
66.7 MIPS pts
- Anand Allam, M.D…
Anand Allam, M.D.
66.7 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Michael Chiou, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
39 ≥ 4th percentile 4% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Michael Chiou, MD sits
This provider among brain injury medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician peers
Across the 35 brain injury medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Chiou, MD writes more Part D claims than 20% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 3% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one brain injury medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician peer from a representative sample of 35; the gold marker is Michael Chiou, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Michael Chiou, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Michael Chiou, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
80 75% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
38.7/100 44.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michael Chiou, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 38.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1578097606 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/15/2017 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
38.7115
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
100
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Michael Chiou, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
Sunnyview Hospital And Rehabilitation Center
Schenectady, NY
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 330406
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michael Chiou, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$184
Largest payer
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Michael Chiou, MD. To verify Michael Chiou, MD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
80
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
26
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 107.067
- Total Day Supply
- 3,101
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 65.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.93
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Baclofen | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Overview
How Michael Chiou, MD fits within the Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician landscape nationally.
101
Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Providers in US
28
States with Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
323
Avg Claims per Provider
Michael Chiou, MD's 80 claims are below the specialty average of 323.
Nationwide Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Chiou, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (38.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2017)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chiou.
One of 11 Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Michael Chiou, MD's specialty? ▼
Michael Chiou, MD specializes in Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician and practices in Schenectady, New York. Credentials: MD.
How much does Michael Chiou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Chiou, MD wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 26 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Chiou, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Chiou, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 38.7/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 100). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Chiou, MD located? ▼
Michael Chiou, MD is located at 1270 BELMONT AVE, Schenectady, NY, 12308. Phone: (518) 382-4560.
What is Michael Chiou, MD's NPI number? ▼
Michael Chiou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578097606, issued on 04/15/2017.
How many Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 101 Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers across 28 states in the US. The average Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician provider writes 323 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Chiou, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Chiou, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Baclofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Chiou, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Chiou, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 80 Part D claims and 26 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Chiou, MD's credentials? ▼
Michael Chiou, MD's NPI is 1578097606 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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