Grace Kao, MD
Neurology Physician · Irvine, CA
Grace Kao, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1205934312, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California A44855, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Grace Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- A44855 CA
A044855 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15785 Laguna Canyon RD, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (949) 551-8588
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 336-6205
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081124000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Grace Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A44855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Celecoxib28 claims
- Rivastigmine18 claims
- Selegiline Hcl13 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl11 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: $25.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Grace Kao among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Grace Kao, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Grace Kao, MD's NPI number?
Grace Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205934312, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Grace Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15785 Laguna Canyon RD, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 551-8588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Grace Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A44855, 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 Grace Kao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Grace Kao, MD had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.