Dr. James J. Chao, MD

Dr. Chao practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas in Encinitas, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Chao's NPI, 1093740789, was assigned on July 11, 2006. Dr. Chao graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Chao holds California license G85358.

Dr. Chao's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, at 354 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 753-6501.

Dr. Chao's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas in Encinitas, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. Chao is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chao to 4 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chao practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Chao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Chao is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chao's licenses on file in 8 states: California, New York, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, Texas and Florida.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction among the conditions Dr. Chao treats.

CMS data shows 131 Medicare services from Dr. Chao across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 78 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,651 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 78 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 72% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have arthritis. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chao's median patient age at 59, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chao wrote 105 Medicare Part D claims for 40 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 75 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $566 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 24 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Chao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 40 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Chao, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Chao, published from 2013 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Mammaplasty. Dr. Chao's most frequent co-authors are Mehrdad Mark Mofid, MD, Zia Agha, MD and Sarah L. Blair, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Chao to 1 clinical trial. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Chao that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 766 general payments to Dr. Chao from 70 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $370,685. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $26,750 from 2020 to 2022, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dr. Chao graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1993.

Dr. Chao is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.