NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgical Physician Assistant NPI 1699381616 P.A.-C.
Verify on CMS → David Kao, P.A.-C.
Surgical Physician Assistant in Paris, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,380 in Surgical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
417
Medicare Part D claims · 282 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 341
Generic prescribing
97%
generic claims · 3% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
76.5/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
David Kao, P.A.-C. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 417 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 76.5/100
- MIPS score · -7 vs avg
- 417
- Part D claims, 2024
- 97%
- generic prescribing
- ≥17th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about David Kao, P.A.-C.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1699381616), first enumerated 09/16/2020.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 417 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1699381616 · Surgical Physician Assistant
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1699381616
- ENUM-RECENT 2020
- TAX-MID 16K Surgical Physician
- MIPS-BELOW 76.5/100
- RX-LIGHT 417
- BOOK-THIN 287 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-FINISH Ronald Alois · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Kao · this provi…
Kao · this provider
76.5 MIPS pts
- Batul Lukmanji ·…
Batul Lukmanji
76.5 MIPS pts
- Ronald Alois · n…
Ronald Alois
76.5 MIPS pts
- Jonathan Bile · …
Jonathan Bile
76.5 MIPS pts
- Laura Krukowski …
Laura Krukowski
76.5 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
David Kao, P.A.-C.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
77 ≥ 17th percentile 17% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where David Kao, P.A.-C. sits
This provider among surgical physician assistant peers
Across the 3,657 surgical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, David Kao, P.A.-C. writes more Part D claims than 81% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 17% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one surgical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is David Kao, P.A.-C.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about David Kao, P.A.-C.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Surgical Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
417 22% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
76.5/100 7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
David Kao, P.A.-C.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgical Physician Assistant national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 76.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1699381616 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | P.A.-C. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 09/16/2020 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
76.5288
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
64.0296
Quality
57.7329
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where David Kao, P.A.-C. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
City Medical OF Upper East Side PLLC
Flushing, NY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
David Kao, P.A.-C. - brand share 3.0%
Surgical Physician Assistant average
3% brand-name claims vs 97% generic, on 417 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
417
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
282
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 417.333
- Total Day Supply
- 6,862
- Brand vs Generic
- 3% brand / 97% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $195
- Generic Drug Cost
- $3K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 81
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.19
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 39, 65-74: 153, 75-84: 79, 85+: 11
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What David Kao, P.A.-C. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Fluticasone Propio…
Fluticasone Propionate
141 claims
- Fluconazole 29
Fluconazole
29 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mon… 26
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
26 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 25
Diclofenac Sodium
25 claims
- Cephalexin 19
Cephalexin
19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 17
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
17 claims
- Ibuprofen 16
Ibuprofen
16 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 15
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 141 |
| Fluconazole | 29 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 26 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 25 |
| Cephalexin | 19 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 |
| Ibuprofen | 16 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 15 |
| Prednisone | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgical Physician Assistant Overview
How David Kao, P.A.-C. fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
16,380
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
341
Avg Claims per Provider
David Kao, P.A.-C.'s 417 claims are above the specialty average of 341.
Nationwide Surgical Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kao, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (76.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2020)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kao.
One of 287 Surgical Physician Assistant providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.
Mattye Adams
Nashville, TN
Katiuska Alvarado
Brentwood, TN
Morgan Anderson
PA-C
Knoxville, TN
Erica Angelino
PA-C
Chattanooga, TN
Jacob Applegate
PA
Knoxville, TN
Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is David Kao, P.A.-C.'s specialty? ▼
David Kao, P.A.-C. specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in Paris, Tennessee. Credentials: P.A.-C..
How much does David Kao, P.A.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, David Kao, P.A.-C. wrote 417 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 282 beneficiaries.
What is David Kao, P.A.-C.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
David Kao, P.A.-C. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 76.5/100 (Quality: 64, Cost: 57.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is David Kao, P.A.-C. located? ▼
David Kao, P.A.-C. is located at 380 WATSON LN, Paris, TN, 38242. Phone: (646) 294-2843.
What is David Kao, P.A.-C.'s NPI number? ▼
David Kao, P.A.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699381616, issued on 09/16/2020.
Does David Kao, P.A.-C. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
David Kao, P.A.-C.'s prescribing is 3% brand-name and 97% generic drugs by claim count, with $195 in brand drug costs.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,380 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 341 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does David Kao, P.A.-C. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, David Kao, P.A.-C.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Fluticasone Propionate, Fluconazole, Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does David Kao, P.A.-C. accept Medicare? ▼
David Kao, P.A.-C. appears in CMS Medicare data with 417 Part D claims and 282 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify David Kao, P.A.-C.'s credentials? ▼
David Kao, P.A.-C.'s NPI is 1699381616 with credentials P.A.-C.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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