Chien-Ting Kao, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Lexington, KY
Chien-Ting Kao, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1265926521, issued on Jun 20, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 54990, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chien-Ting Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 54990 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-6047
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 257-3873
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chien-Ting Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 54990Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Chien-Ting Kao among 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky
Chien-Ting Kao, MD is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 70% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Chien-Ting Kao, MD's NPI number?
Chien-Ting Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265926521, issued on Jun 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chien-Ting Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-6047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chien-Ting Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 54990, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chien-Ting Kao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chien-Ting Kao, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chien-Ting Kao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.