NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chao Li, MD

Dermatology Physician · Mesa, AZ

Chao Li, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1962729160, issued on Apr 27, 2010. Check the license (Arizona 52908, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962729160
Name
Chao Li
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
52908 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5432 E Southern Ave Ste 101B, Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone
(480) 681-3376
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2022
Fax
(480) 681-3372
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161111000025); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5432 E Southern Ave Ste 101B

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joshua JacksonFamily Nurse Practitioner1093326290
  2. Jacob Nelson, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1104267780

Verify Chao Li in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

1,012 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.

  1. Chao Li1,012
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide167 claims
  2. Clobetasol Propionate111 claims
  3. Mupirocin81 claims
  4. Minoxidil80 claims
  5. Minocycline Hcl73 claims
  6. Ketoconazole60 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): 99.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score98.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $444.48

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dermavant Sciences, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chao Li$444.48
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Sagebrush Dermatology PLLCMesa, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chao Li among 350 dermatology physician records in Arizona

Chao Li, MD is one of 350 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2010, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 241 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in Arizona

There are 350 dermatology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Megan Davidson, DOMesa, AZ 852061982696811
  2. Jayshri Gamoth, MDMesa, AZ 852061851340467
  3. Stephen Kessler, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852061336671312
  4. Zainab Rashid, D.O.Mesa, AZ 852061992816664
  5. Robert Anderton, MDMesa, AZ 852071659630713
  6. Lane Bigler, MDMesa, AZ 852071962451146
  7. Ronald Glick, D.O.Mesa, AZ 852051235134412
  8. Natalia MahoneyMesa, AZ 852051538716717

Common questions

What is Chao Li, MD's NPI number?

Chao Li, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962729160, issued on Apr 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chao Li, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5432 E Southern Ave Ste 101B, Mesa, AZ, 85206. Phone: (480) 681-3376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chao Li, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 52908, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chao Li, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chao Li, MD had 1,012 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chao Li, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 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.