Jeffrey Chao, MD
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Jeffrey Chao, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1831139435, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (California A60479, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Chao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A60479 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4147 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116
- Phone
- (619) 281-1932
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 281-1947
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050314000487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4147 Adams Avenue
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Verify Jeffrey Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A60479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
739 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl57 claims
- Buspirone Hcl45 claims
- Sertraline Hcl44 claims
- Trazodone Hcl41 claims
- Bupropion Xl39 claims
- Lamotrigine32 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: $518.44
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Jeffrey Chao among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Jeffrey Chao, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicolas Badre, M.D.San Diego, CA 921161104112242
- Simona Deaciuc, MDSan Diego, CA 921161285666263
- Natalia Fudim, MDSan Diego, CA 921161891887279
- Eric Raimo, MDSan Diego, CA 921161568429389
- Amy Appleby, M.D.San Diego, CA 921171770931487
- Smit Chauhan, MD MPHSan Diego, CA 921151700083391
- Julie Christensen, MDSan Diego, CA 921151376005256
- Karim Ghobrial-Sedky, M.D.San Diego, CA 921151093746836
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Chao, MD's NPI number?
Jeffrey Chao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831139435, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Chao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4147 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92116. Phone: (619) 281-1932. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Chao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A60479, 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 Jeffrey Chao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey Chao, MD had 739 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.