David Cao, MD
Urology Physician · Chicago, IL
David Cao, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1366972143, issued on Jun 14, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 125071116, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Cao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 125071116 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-3492
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220714002122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125071116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
483 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl139 claims
- Finasteride116 claims
- Myrbetriq35 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium24 claims
- Gemtesa18 claims
- Testosterone18 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): 78 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $348.84
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Graham Hospital AssociationCanton, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
David Cao among 629 urology physician records in Illinois
David Cao, MD is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Illinois
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Common questions
What is David Cao, MD's NPI number?
David Cao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366972143, issued on Jun 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Cao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-3492. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Cao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125071116, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Cao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Cao, MD had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Cao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78 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.