Joshua Chia-Shih Chao
- Medicare services, 2024
- 28
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 50
- Part D claims, 2024
- 93
- Publications
- 22
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Practice phone
- Call (518) 262-6517
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery
Albany, New York
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Joshua Chia-Shih Chao is a general surgeon in Albany, New York
Joshua Chao practices at Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery in Albany, New York.
Joshua Chao's NPI, 1124557251, was assigned on June 12, 2017. Joshua Chao graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2017. Joshua Chao holds California license A197608.
- NPI
- 1124557251NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2466998679
- NPI enumeration date
- June 12, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (518) 262-6517
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao practices at Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery in Albany, New York
Joshua Chao's primary practice is Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery, at 50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 in Albany County. The practice phone is (518) 262-6517.
- Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 · Albany CountyPhone(518) 262-6517
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Joshua Chao's primary practice is Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery in Albany, New York. Joshua Chao is also affiliated with Albany Medical Center. The medical group on file is Albany Med EmUrgentCare. Dmand AI also links Joshua Chao to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Joshua Chao practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Joshua Chia-Shih Chao is one of 1,604 general surgeons in New York
Surgery is Joshua Chao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Joshua Chao's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- New Jersey license
General surgeons near Joshua Chao
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao billed Medicare for 28 services in 2024
CMS data shows 28 Medicare services from Joshua Chao across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 50 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,341 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Joshua Chao compared with the New York median for general surgeons, 2024
- Joshua Chao
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 28vs 15482% below
- Medicare patients
- 50vs 10954% below
- Part D claims
- 70vs 242.9 times
Medians across 1,502 general surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Joshua 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
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao treated 50 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Joshua Chao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Joshua Chao's median patient age at 57, with 67% women.
Joshua Chao's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Joshua Chao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3672%
- Men1428%
Chronic conditions among Joshua Chao's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Diabetes30%
- Anxiety26%
- Cancer24%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Joshua Chao's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women67%
- Men33%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao wrote 93 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Joshua Chao wrote 93 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 70 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $209 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.
Joshua Chao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic91 claims98%
- Brand-name and other2 claims2%
Joshua 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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Joshua Chao's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids65%60 of 93 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 132024: 70438%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
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
How Joshua Chia-Shih Chao takes part in Medicare
Joshua Chao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Joshua Chia-Shih Chao has 22 publications on record
Dmand AI links 22 papers to Joshua Chao, published from 2020 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Thyroid Gland and Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing. Joshua Chao has published most often in Surgery. Joshua Chao's most frequent co-authors are Leonard Young Lee, MD, Mark Joseph Russo, MD, MS and Toni Beninato, MD.
Joshua Chao's papers by year, 2020 to 2024
Topics Joshua Chao writes about most
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Thyroid Gland
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- Down-Regulation
Joshua Chao's most frequent co-authors
- Leonard Young Lee, MD8 shared papers
- Mark Joseph Russo, MD, MS8 shared papers
- Toni Beninato, MD5 shared papers
Recent publications by Joshua Chao
Surgery
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao received $128 in industry payments from 2022 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Joshua Chao from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $72.
General payments to Joshua Chao by program year, 2022 to 2024
Companies that paid Joshua Chao the most, 2022 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Joshua Chao graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers
Joshua Chao is in network with 2 carriers, including HCSC and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- HCSC
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Joshua Chao accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare2
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's NPI number?
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's NPI number is 1124557251. It was assigned on June 12, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao specialize in?
Joshua Chia-Shih Chao is a general surgeon in Albany, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao practice?
Joshua Chao practices at 50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208. Joshua Chao's primary practice is Albany Medical College Dept of Surgery in Albany, New York. Dmand AI also links Joshua Chao to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Joshua Chao is (518) 262-6517.
What is Joshua Chia-Shih Chao's medical license number?
Joshua Chao holds California license A197608, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Joshua Chia-Shih Chao been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Joshua Chao in California (2024 to 2026) and New Jersey (2018 to 2025).
Which hospitals is Joshua Chia-Shih Chao affiliated with?
Joshua Chao is affiliated with Albany Medical Center.
What medical group is Joshua Chia-Shih Chao part of?
Joshua Chao is linked to Albany Med EmUrgentCare.
Does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Joshua Chao billed Medicare for 28 services in 2024, and Joshua Chao accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao see?
CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Joshua Chao in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Joshua Chao's most billed Medicare services were surgery: endocrine glands (60500).
Where did Joshua Chia-Shih Chao go to medical school?
Joshua Chao graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2017.
What drugs does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joshua Chao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Tramadol HCl and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Joshua Chia-Shih Chao received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $128 in general payments to Joshua Chao from 3 companies from 2022 to 2024. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Joshua Chia-Shih Chao been practicing?
Joshua Chao graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao do research?
Dmand AI links 22 publications to Joshua Chao, published from 2020 to 2024.
Who does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao publish with?
Joshua Chao's most frequent co-authors are Leonard Young Lee, MD (8 shared papers), Mark Joseph Russo, MD, MS (8 shared papers) and Toni Beninato, MD (5 shared papers).
What insurance does Joshua Chia-Shih Chao accept?
Joshua Chao is in network with 2 carriers, including HCSC and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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