Julia Aurora Kao, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Downey, CA
Julia Aurora Kao, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1669762233, issued on Apr 15, 2011. Check the license (California A124759, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julia Aurora Kao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A124759 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9449 Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA 90242
- Phone
- (562) 657-9000
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140819002558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Julia Aurora Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A124759Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,034 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium156 claims
- Losartan Potassium78 claims
- Meloxicam44 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate39 claims
- Alendronate Sodium37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium35 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: $347.27
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Colima Medical Clinic PCHacienda Heights, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julia Aurora Kao among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Julia Aurora Kao, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
114 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Downey
They are 114 of the 3,607 NPPES records with a practice address in Downey, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Julia Aurora Kao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Julia Aurora Kao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669762233, issued on Apr 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julia Aurora Kao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9449 Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA, 90242. Phone: (562) 657-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julia Aurora Kao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A124759, 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 Julia Aurora Kao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julia Aurora Kao, M.D. had 1,034 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.