Jonathan B. Kao, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Mesa, AZ
Jonathan B. Kao, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1295779684, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 37351, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jonathan B. Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 37351 AZ
2006007890 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5620 E Broadway RD, Mesa, AZ 85206
- Phone
- (480) 981-6111
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 985-2426
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070829000672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jonathan B. Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 37351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,530 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate434 claims
- Ofloxacin262 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine235 claims
- Latanoprost136 claims
- Timolol Maleate124 claims
- Valacyclovir56 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $98.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- East Valley Ophthalmology LtdMesa, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jonathan B. Kao among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona
Jonathan B. Kao, MD is one of 353 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona.
All 353 in Arizona → Every provider in Mesa → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Grant Heinz, MDMesa, AZ 852061730169608
- James Hiatt, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852061467424655
- Warren Hill, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852061104990506
- Ronald Hobbs, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852061194986786
- Lee Sa Jackson, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852061306837042
- Alyssa Kim, MDMesa, AZ 852061689648875
- David Litoff, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852061720165939
Common questions
What is Jonathan B. Kao, MD's NPI number?
Jonathan B. Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295779684, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jonathan B. Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5620 E Broadway RD, Mesa, AZ, 85206. Phone: (480) 981-6111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jonathan B. Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 37351, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jonathan B. Kao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jonathan B. Kao, MD had 1,530 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jonathan B. Kao, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.