John Chao, DPT
Physical Therapist · Santa Monica, CA
John Chao, DPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1649324260, issued on Jan 22, 2007. Check the license (California PT32008, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Chao
- Credential
- DPT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Therapist 225100000X
- License number
- PT32008 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1821 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Phone
- (310) 828-2188
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 829-1379
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070522000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PT32008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Matrix Physical Therapy And Wellness PCSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Chao among 22,531 physical therapist records in California
John Chao, DPT is one of 22,531 physical therapist records with a practice address in California. 32% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 16% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2017 among the 7,751 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
191 physical therapist records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 191 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 22,531 physical therapist records in California.
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Common questions
What is John Chao, DPT's NPI number?
John Chao, DPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649324260, issued on Jan 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Chao, DPT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 828-2188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Chao, DPT's license?
NPPES lists California license number PT32008, 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.