Allen Chao

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1952765034PAC ID4385028372
Medicare services, 2024
661
Medicare patients, 2024
235
Part D claims, 2024
916
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
4867 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Practice phone
Call (323) 783-4011
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Hospital · Los Angeles, California

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Allen Chao is a nephrologist in Los Angeles, California

Allen Chao practices at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Allen Chao's NPI, 1952765034, was assigned on April 5, 2016. Allen Chao graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2016. Allen Chao's California license number on file is A154990.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4385028372
NPI enumeration date
April 5, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(323) 783-4011
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Allen Chao practices at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California

Allen Chao's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, at 4867 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (323) 783-4011.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Allen Chao is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Allen Chao's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Allen Chao is also affiliated with Huntington Hospital. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Allen Chao to 4 more group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Allen Chao's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Allen Chao practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Allen Chao is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California

Nephrology is Allen Chao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Allen Chao is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Allen Chao has a license on file in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A154990 · 2018 to 2025 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic anemia, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and kidney cysts among the conditions Allen Chao treats.

Nephrologists near Allen Chao

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Allen Chao billed Medicare for 661 services in 2024

CMS data shows 661 Medicare services from Allen Chao across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 235 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,679 for them.

Medicare services, 2024661
Medicare patients235
Paid by Medicare$58,679
Procedure codes10

Allen Chao's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9222024: 55839%
Tests and treatments
2023: 572024: 8142%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 22

Where Allen Chao's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office223%
  • In a facility63997%

Allen Chao compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Allen Chao
  • California median
Medicare services
661vs 1,08439% below
Medicare patients
235vs 30723% below
Part D claims
738vs 95523% below

Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Allen Chao's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Allen Chao treated 235 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 235 Medicare patients who saw Allen Chao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 89 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Allen Chao's median patient age at 71, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024235
Average age72
Average risk score4.60
Also on Medicaid45%

Allen Chao's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Allen Chao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10846%
  • Men12754%

Chronic conditions among Allen Chao's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol71%
  4. Diabetes53%
  5. Heart failure46%
  6. Arthritis42%
  7. Ischemic heart disease41%
  8. Atrial fibrillation34%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Allen Chao's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Allen Chao wrote 916 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Allen Chao wrote 916 Medicare Part D claims for 152 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 738 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $219,541 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 517 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024916
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$219,541
Part D patients152

Allen Chao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic700 claims76%
  • Brand-name216 claims24%

Allen Chao's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5172024: 73843%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 17 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Allen Chao scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Allen Chao for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Allen Chao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Allen Chao as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Allen Chao's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 95of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 81of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Allen Chao received $372 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Allen Chao from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company paid the most, $125.

General payments to Allen Chao by program year, 2018 to 2025

Companies that paid Allen Chao the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Allen Chao graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Allen Chao graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2016.

  1. Medical schoolGeorgetown University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Allen Chao accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers

Allen Chao is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Kaiser Permanente and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare
  • Elevance
  • Molina

Plan types Allen Chao accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO4
  3. HMO3
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Allen Chao's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Allen Chao's NPI number?

Allen Chao's NPI number is 1952765034. It was assigned on April 5, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Allen Chao specialize in?

Allen Chao is a nephrologist in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Allen Chao practice?

Allen Chao practices at 4867 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Allen Chao's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dmand AI also links Allen Chao to 4 group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups.

What is Allen Chao's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Allen Chao is (323) 783-4011.

What is Allen Chao's medical license number?

Allen Chao's California license number on file is A154990.

Which hospitals is Allen Chao affiliated with?

Allen Chao practices at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Allen Chao is also affiliated with Huntington Hospital.

What medical group is Allen Chao part of?

Allen Chao is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI links Allen Chao to 4 more medical groups.

Does Allen Chao accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Allen Chao billed Medicare for 661 services in 2024, and Allen Chao accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Allen Chao offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Allen Chao as offering telehealth services.

What is Allen Chao's MIPS score?

Allen Chao's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Allen Chao see?

CMS counts 235 Medicare patients who saw Allen Chao in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Allen Chao board certified?

Yes. Allen Chao is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Allen Chao bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Allen Chao's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Allen Chao go to medical school?

Allen Chao graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2016.

What drugs does Allen Chao prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Allen Chao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Jardiance, Spironolactone and Olmesartan Medoxomil.

Has Allen Chao received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $372 in general payments to Allen Chao from 4 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company.

How long has Allen Chao been practicing?

Allen Chao graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

What insurance does Allen Chao accept?

Allen Chao is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Kaiser Permanente and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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