Gary Chinghuei Kao, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Garden Grove, CA
Gary Chinghuei Kao, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1619166931, issued on Oct 23, 2007. Check the license (California A53740, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Chinghuei Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A53740 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12601 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92843
- Phone
- (714) 636-0342
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 636-0391
- Medicaid ID
- 00A537400 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081217000683); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12601 Garden Grove Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Senior AdjainoPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720784390
- Tommy Cao, PHARM.DPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1386472330
- Hillary ChangEmergency Registered Nurse1699552661
- Antony Chen, DOAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1235327701
- William Galdamez, PAMedical Physician Assistant1295047413
- Gihan George, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1710055850
Verify Gary Chinghuei Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $23.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 2 group practices
- Anesthesia Specialists OF Orange County IncAnaheim, CA
- Wang Jennifer Zheng M D IncRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Chinghuei Kao among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Gary Chinghuei Kao, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in California
There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
All 7,571 in California → Every provider in Garden Grove → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phong Dang, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431932272614
- Gihan George, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431710055850
- Thomas Ho, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431255569836
- James Lee, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431033173588
- Gene Oh, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431235328683
- Tam-Nguyen Pham, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431306066410
- Kyung Ro, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431023126869
- Karin Sinavsky, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431831328590
Common questions
What is Gary Chinghuei Kao, MD's NPI number?
Gary Chinghuei Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619166931, issued on Oct 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Chinghuei Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12601 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA, 92843. Phone: (714) 636-0342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Chinghuei Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A53740, 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.
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.