Active NPI 1346277043 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David C Chao , MD

Specialist • Sugar Land, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Chao, MD is a certified Specialist practicing in Sugar Land, TX. With approximately 38 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine in 1988, Dr. Chao delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 17510 WEST GRAND PARKWAY.

Dr. Chao accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include critical care, first, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

17510 West Grand Parkway
Suite 400

Sugar Land, TX 77479

Telephone 2813413036

Fax 2813413015

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Fort Bend Pulmonology, Pllc Facility NPI 1629118658

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1988

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Specialist in Sugar Land, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

38 Yrs +8.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 30.0 Yrs

State Avg: 38.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

30 Specialists

Practicing in Sugar Land, TX (2033 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

37.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Chao (38 Years) 38 Yrs

Sugar Land Specialty Average (30.0 Years) 30.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	556	89	$321.45	$184.81
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	497	92	$148.54	$107.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	365	222	$151.30	$117.36
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	77	77	$200.00	$153.12
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	63	13	$148.81	$98.10
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	61	58	$149.59	$111.38
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	58	56	$148.28	$106.17
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	53	13	$150.00	$98.25
95800 Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time	33	33	$170.44	$43.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	33	33	$147.73	$83.14
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	24	21	$122.92	$102.69
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	16	16	$121.88	$39.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	841	116	$150.00	$114.39
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	746	98	$350.00	$204.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	216	143	$150.00	$122.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	162	114	$150.00	$86.48
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	89	36	$75.00	$71.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	69	69	$200.00	$159.40
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	55	16	$75.00	$71.22
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	48	46	$150.00	$117.86
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	44	43	$150.00	$113.70
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	40	29	$125.00	$109.92
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	40	40	$85.00	$42.18
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	37	14	$125.00	$76.08
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	34	18	$150.00	$102.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$200.00	$107.18
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	14	$250.00	$166.88
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	12	$200.00	$124.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	1,113	139	$149.90	$98.27
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	679	91	$350.00	$208.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	247	132	$150.61	$87.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	73	$150.00	$124.53
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	56	25	$76.34	$65.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$200.00	$107.80
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	45	43	$150.00	$116.60
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	44	12	$75.00	$65.77
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	38	36	$150.00	$120.94
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	36	23	$125.00	$100.85
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	33	33	$75.00	$43.38
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$200.00	$162.04
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	11	$250.00	$190.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	1,339	222	$150.00	$99.80
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	917	109	$318.38	$212.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	336	172	$150.00	$126.50
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	169	62	$125.00	$69.53
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	113	44	$148.67	$87.88
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	89	16	$150.00	$88.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$200.00	$163.39
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	39	39	$150.00	$123.21
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	37	28	$125.00	$102.94
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	31	26	$250.00	$193.71
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	31	31	$150.00	$118.72
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	24	23	$75.00	$44.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	1,700	282	$150.00	$102.55
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	1,059	162	$300.00	$218.35
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	630	140	$125.00	$71.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	422	204	$150.00	$105.89
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	123	44	$150.00	$89.68
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	96	22	$150.00	$89.23
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	78	47	$125.00	$104.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	60	60	$200.00	$160.07
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	56	52	$75.00	$44.98
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	55	45	$250.00	$198.15
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	22	22	$150.00	$121.32
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	20	20	$150.00	$125.56
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	14	$200.00	$134.96
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	16	12	$125.00	$103.15
31624 Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope	13	12	$320.00	$134.09
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	12	11	$77.08	$71.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	2,263	249	$125.00	$70.81
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	659	151	$150.00	$101.26
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	450	239	$150.00	$104.72
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	350	81	$295.71	$215.93
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	209	68	$150.00	$88.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	177	126	$100.00	$71.49
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	83	43	$125.00	$104.15
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	78	21	$150.00	$88.77
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	77	49	$200.00	$133.25
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	76	21	$75.00	$66.74
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	67	67	$200.00	$158.46
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	46	45	$191.30	$124.37
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	39	24	$75.00	$66.82
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	28	$250.00	$196.87
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	34	33	$192.65	$119.82
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	30	21	$110.80	$98.96
94726 Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography	26	20	$72.69	$32.78
31624 Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope	25	20	$320.00	$133.15
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	25	25	$185.00	$48.80
94729 Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases	25	19	$69.00	$35.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$120.00	$104.11
94010 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume	19	19	$75.00	$8.31
94726 Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography	18	18	$75.00	$12.17
94729 Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases	18	18	$74.17	$9.02
94010 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume	18	14	$75.00	$19.23
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	14	11	$186.29	$175.34
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	13	12	$81.73	$69.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	2,985	324	$124.99	$71.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	547	260	$100.23	$70.32
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	300	92	$150.00	$101.71
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	144	38	$74.48	$66.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	134	97	$150.00	$103.82
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	111	67	$125.00	$104.92
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	86	66	$275.00	$217.33
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	76	49	$200.00	$133.29
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	75	41	$150.00	$88.91
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	71	48	$75.00	$67.32
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	68	67	$200.00	$124.72
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	60	60	$200.00	$119.95
94010 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume	49	48	$65.20	$8.30
94726 Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography	46	46	$64.57	$12.15
94729 Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases	46	46	$64.57	$9.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$120.00	$103.76
31624 Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope	31	25	$320.00	$132.25
99091 Collection and interpretation of physical parameters stored in computers minimum of 30 minutes	25	23	$75.80	$55.75
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	24	21	$119.08	$101.50
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	17	16	$200.00	$60.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	2,737	278	$125.00	$67.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	643	270	$100.00	$67.70
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	164	33	$75.00	$64.56
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	107	44	$150.00	$96.06
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	97	57	$125.00	$100.88
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	83	57	$200.00	$128.79
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	58	48	$275.00	$210.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$120.00	$100.02
95811 Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older)	55	53	$200.00	$120.40
95810 Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab	52	48	$200.00	$115.73
94729 Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases	48	47	$60.00	$8.70
94010 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume	48	47	$60.00	$8.02
94726 Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography	48	47	$60.00	$11.73
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	28	21	$75.00	$64.55
31624 Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope	26	25	$320.00	$130.20
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	18	17	$124.53	$99.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	11	$150.00	$99.66
95806 Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort	16	16	$200.00	$58.20
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	13	13	$200.00	$156.54

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License TX L8080

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Lic

L8011 (TX)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active November 14, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 14, 2013

Registered at 17510 WEST GRAND PARKWAY, SUITE 400, SUGAR LAND, TX 77479 (Tel: 2813413036)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 14, 2013

Registered at 17510 WEST GRAND PARKWAY, SUITE 400, SUGAR LAND, TX 77479 (Tel: 2813413036)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 14, 2013

Recorded as DAVID CHAO, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 14, 2013

Specialist (License #L8080 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1346277043

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 27, 2006

Last Update: November 14, 2013

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

17510 West Grand Parkway, Suite 400

Sugar Land, TX 77479

Phone: 2813413036

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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