Chia Chi Kao, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Chia Chi Kao, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1427136951, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California G83809, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chia Chi Kao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- G83809 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 315-9211
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 315-9392
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1301 20TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chia Chi Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83809Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $142.77
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
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Common questions
What is Chia Chi Kao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chia Chi Kao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427136951, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chia Chi Kao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 315-9211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chia Chi Kao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G83809, 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 Chia Chi Kao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chia Chi Kao, M.D. had 32 Medicare Part D claims; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.