Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao, OD
Optometrist · San Jose, CA
Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1205866944, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (California 7828 T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 7828 T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1630 Oakland Road, San Jose, CA 95131
- Phone
- (408) 453-9988
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (408) 453-1178
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120328000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 7828 TCheck 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: $166.64
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao, OD is one of 8,308 optometrist 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
207 optometrist records list a practice address in San Jose
They are 207 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao, OD's NPI number?
Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205866944, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1630 Oakland Road, San Jose, CA, 95131. Phone: (408) 453-9988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Hsiou-Wei Kao, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 7828 T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.