NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Diep Ngoc Cao, DO

Hospitalist Physician · San Antonio, TX

Diep Ngoc Cao, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1417652165, issued on Apr 3, 2023. Check the license (Texas W7005, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417652165
Name
Diep Ngoc Cao
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
W7005 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 358-4000
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2023
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2026
Fax
(210) 358-8002
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4502 Medical Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Ayham AbdelAnesthesiology Physician1467147496
  3. Ali Abedi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1346566312
  4. Jordan Abel, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1417273301
  5. Aesha Aboueisha, MDHospitalist Physician1225527815
  6. Seena Abraham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1306338561

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

495 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Diep Cao495
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
  3. Lisinopril32 claims
  4. Carvedilol23 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide22 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium21 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $14.86

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Diep Cao$14.86
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Diep Ngoc Cao among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Diep Ngoc Cao, DO is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, under 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 25% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Andre, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291013928530
  2. Theodore Arevalo, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291922019447
  3. Gregory Bowling, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291275640245
  4. Andrea Darilek, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291053334904
  5. Sean Garcia, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291861509861
  6. Gustavo Medellin, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291871571968
  7. Jane O'Rorke, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291669483541
  8. Raja Pathapati, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291083669501

Common questions

What is Diep Ngoc Cao, DO's NPI number?

Diep Ngoc Cao, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417652165, issued on Apr 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Diep Ngoc Cao, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Diep Ngoc Cao, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number W7005, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Diep Ngoc Cao, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Diep Ngoc Cao, DO had 495 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.