Er-Kai Gao, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · La Mesa, CA
Er-Kai Gao, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1710064944, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A71659, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Er-Kai Gao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A71659 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8851 Center Dr Ste 603, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 667-4545
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 667-4550
- Medicaid ID
- 00A716590 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040612000502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8851 Center Dr Ste 603
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yu Cheng, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1336226471
- Joy Gao, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659042521
Verify Er-Kai Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A71659Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
998 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin141 claims
- Donepezil Hcl87 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa55 claims
- Memantine Hcl46 claims
- Levetiracetam43 claims
- Panzyga34 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): 5.9 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: $6,632.07
215 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- ER-Kai Gao MD IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Er-Kai Gao among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Er-Kai Gao, M.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in La Mesa → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yu Cheng, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421336226471
- Tyrone Hardy, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421174739460
- Sabareesh Natarajan, M.D. M.S.La Mesa, CA 919421912190083
- Daniel White, MDChula Vista, CA 919101033214796
- Evan Winograd, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111538426549
- Thomas Marcisz, MDEscondido, CA 920251255445854
- Imad Shahhal, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251700013463
- Mark Stern, MDEscondido, CA 920251649282765
Common questions
What is Er-Kai Gao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Er-Kai Gao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710064944, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Er-Kai Gao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8851 Center Dr Ste 603, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 667-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Er-Kai Gao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A71659, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Er-Kai Gao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Er-Kai Gao, M.D. had 998 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Er-Kai Gao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 5.9 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.