Dr. James J. Chao, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Consultation $150
Prime Plastic Surgery & Med
8200 La Mesa Blvd, California
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About
Specialties
- Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Procedures & Services
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Industry Payments
Federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) requires drug and medical-device companies to report anything of value they give to a physician — consulting and speaking fees, research funding, travel, royalties, and even meals. Medicare publishes all of it in a public database called Open Payments. We show it here so you don't have to go looking for it.
Total received (2024)
$41,730
Payments
77
Compared to peers
Above average
Dr. James J. Chao received $41,730 across 77 payments in 2024. That is higher than about 89% of the physicians here who received any industry payment. Most of it was categorised as compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program, and the largest single payer was Boston Scientific Corporation.
What this means for your care
- A disclosed payment is a business relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing, and it says nothing on its own about the quality of your care.
- Most payments are small. Across the physicians listed on NavMDs, the single most common category is food and beverage at industry-sponsored talks.
- Larger consulting, speaking or royalty payments mean an ongoing financial relationship with a company whose products your doctor may use or recommend. That is worth knowing about, and it is reasonable to ask about.
- A fair question to ask: “Do you have a financial relationship with the maker of the implant, filler or device you're recommending — and what alternatives did you consider?”
Source: CMS Open Payments, the federal database created by the Sunshine Act. View the full record on CMS Open Payments ↗
Average Cost of Surgery
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En Bloc Capsulectomy
$20,000
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Location & Contact Information
Prime Plastic Surgery & Med
8200 La Mesa Blvd
La Mesa, California
Office Information
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Doctor's Office
Prime Plastic Surgery & Med (Primary)
8200 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, California
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital affiliations unknown
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