Bruce Ming Gao, MD
Urology Physician · Orange, CA
Bruce Ming Gao, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1750065884, issued on Jun 9, 2023. Check the license (California A188603, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Ming Gao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A188603 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 385 S Manchester Ave, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (657) 333-7457
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Fax
- (888) 378-4358
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230920004171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Calgary, Faculty Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 385 S Manchester Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bruce Ming Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A188603Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Citrate Er19 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,846.86
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Incorporated. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 one group practice
- Uci Department OF UrologyOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Ming Gao among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Bruce Ming Gao, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 99% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
All 1,524 in California → Every provider in Orange → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Ahlering, M.D.Orange, CA 928681013983386
- David Chamberlin, MDOrange, CA 928681205861994
- Akhil Das, MDOrange, CA 928681053310821
- Bela Denes, M.D.Orange, CA 928681811943129
- Joel Gelman, M.D.Orange, CA 928681275640047
- Gamal M. Ghoniem, M.D.Orange, CA 928681467415919
- Feraidoun Khonsari, M.D.Orange, CA 928681487612560
- Luis Kobashi, M.D.Orange, CA 928681710963095
Common questions
What is Bruce Ming Gao, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Ming Gao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750065884, issued on Jun 9, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Ming Gao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 385 S Manchester Ave, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (657) 333-7457. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Ming Gao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A188603, 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 Bruce Ming Gao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Ming Gao, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.