Andrew Allen Kao, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Andrew Allen Kao, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1154685360, issued on Jul 2, 2012. Check the license (California 137160, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Allen Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 137160 CA
267907 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4105 Empire Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 325-3937
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150729009655); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Allen Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 137160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
801 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost190 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate135 claims
- Ofloxacin86 claims
- Lumigan64 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth52 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol46 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 4.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,299.52
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ace Eyecare IncBakersfield, CA
- Empire Eye And Laser Center IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Allen Kao among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Andrew Allen Kao, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Andrew Allen Kao, MD's NPI number?
Andrew Allen Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154685360, issued on Jul 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Allen Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4105 Empire Dr, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 325-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Allen Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 137160, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Allen Kao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Allen Kao, MD had 801 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Allen Kao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 4.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.