Chi Cao, RPH
Pharmacist · Aliso Viejo, CA
Chi Cao, RPH is a pharmacist with a practice address in Aliso Viejo, California, and NPI 1780961367, issued on Nov 9, 2011. Check the license (California 53252, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chi Cao
- Credential
- RPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 53252 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26932 LA Paz RD, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
- Phone
- (949) 831-6314
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 831-6314
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chi Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 53252Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 95% of the cost of the top drugs
212 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were over 99% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix73 claims
- Arexvy55 claims
- Boostrix Tdap36 claims
- Abrysvo27 claims
- Twinrix11 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.
Chi Cao among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Chi Cao, RPH is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 18% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 pharmacist records list a practice address in Aliso Viejo
They are 30 of the 568 NPPES records with a practice address in Aliso Viejo, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chi Cao, RPH's NPI number?
Chi Cao, RPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780961367, issued on Nov 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chi Cao, RPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26932 LA Paz RD, Aliso Viejo, CA, 92656. Phone: (949) 831-6314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chi Cao, RPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number 53252, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chi Cao, RPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chi Cao, RPH had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.