Cha Choukao Thao, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Lodi, CA
Cha Choukao Thao, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lodi, California, and NPI 1245230069, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (California 20A6749, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cha Choukao Thao
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A6749 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 W Turner RD Ste 450, Lodi, CA 95242
- Phone
- (209) 370-1700
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 00AX67490 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051221000915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2401 W Turner RD Ste 450
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cha Choukao Thao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A6749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,119 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate222 claims
- Lisinopril192 claims
- Metformin Hcl135 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium133 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate110 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: $22.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Elica Health CentersSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
33 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lodi
They are 33 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lodi, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 33 in Lodi → All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Lodi →
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Common questions
What is Cha Choukao Thao, D.O.'s NPI number?
Cha Choukao Thao, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245230069, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cha Choukao Thao, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 W Turner RD Ste 450, Lodi, CA, 95242. Phone: (209) 370-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cha Choukao Thao, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A6749, 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 Cha Choukao Thao, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cha Choukao Thao, D.O. had 3,119 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.