Colin Neils Chao
Family Medicine Physician · Apex, NC
Colin Neils Chao is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Apex, North Carolina, and NPI 1053948083, issued on Mar 27, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-02177, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Colin Neils Chao
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2023-02177 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1565 Orchard Villas Ave, Apex, NC 27502
- Phone
- (919) 752-5342
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2023
- Fax
- (919) 367-9276
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230831001783); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1565 Orchard Villas Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jasmine Cross, LCSWClinical Social Worker1285154971
- Adrian Ionescu, AGNPRegistered Nurse1295227817
- Brittany McGrady, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558775379
- William Payne, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124062674
- Molly PearlsteinFamily Nurse Practitioner1467132662
Verify Colin Neils Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-02177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,442 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium79 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium56 claims
- Lisinopril41 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Metformin Hcl33 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): 99.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $121.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Apex, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Colin Neils Chao among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Colin Neils Chao is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Apex
They are 27 of the 1,065 NPPES records with a practice address in Apex, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Blackwell, M.D.Apex, NC 275021770677635
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- Brian Forrest, M.D.Apex, NC 275021376540112
- Keely Godwin, MDApex, NC 275021013940964
- Cecilia Gordon, D.O.Apex, NC 275021356401749
- Mark Macpherson, D.O.Apex, NC 275021962433805
- Ragini Madan, MDApex, NC 275021528115961
- Heather Mullens, D.OApex, NC 275021558584193
Common questions
What is Colin Neils Chao's NPI number?
Colin Neils Chao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053948083, issued on Mar 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Colin Neils Chao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1565 Orchard Villas Ave, Apex, NC, 27502. Phone: (919) 752-5342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Colin Neils Chao's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-02177, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Colin Neils Chao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Colin Neils Chao had 1,442 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Colin Neils Chao's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 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.