Joshua Chia-Shih Chao

  • Albany, NY
  • General surgeon
NPI1124557251PAC ID2466998679
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
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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 and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2466998679
NPI enumeration date
June 12, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(518) 262-6517
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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 Surgery
    50 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.

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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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Albany Medical College Dept of SurgeryAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable 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, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A197608 · 2024 to 2026 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • New Jersey license2018 to 2025

General surgeons near Joshua Chao

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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.

Medicare services, 202428
Medicare patients50
Paid by Medicare$3,341
Procedure codes1

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

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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.

Medicare patients, 202450
Average age71
Average risk score0.93

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Ischemic heart disease32%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Cancer24%
  8. 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.

Part D claims, 202493
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$209
Part D patients68

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.

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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

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.

Papers22
Years published2020 to 2024

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

Recent publications by Joshua Chao

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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.

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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.

  1. Medical schoolThe Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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

  1. Medicare2
  2. PPO1

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Sources for Joshua Chia-Shih 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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 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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