Kenneth Chao, M.D.
Neurology Physician · East Meadow, NY
Kenneth Chao, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in East Meadow, New York, and NPI 1942276589, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 227038, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Chao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 227038 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1530 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
- Phone
- (516) 520-3053
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (929) 455-9653
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040323001297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1530 Front St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Adams, PT, DPTNeurology Physical Therapist1982298790
- Kavita AdinarayanAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1477417434
- Irine ChackoSpeech-Language Pathologist1669907549
- Annelise Cisek, DPTPhysical Therapist1336751049
- Osayuwa Cox, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487354619
- Shaetu Datta, M.D.Neurology Physician1720493141
Verify Kenneth Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 227038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,410 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl451 claims
- Gabapentin443 claims
- Memantine Hcl247 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl162 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate127 claims
- Pregabalin127 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $713.41
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Chao among 1,778 neurology physician records in New York
Kenneth Chao, M.D. is one of 1,778 neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,238 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 neurology physician records list a practice address in East Meadow
They are 17 of the 1,909 NPPES records with a practice address in East Meadow, and 1,778 neurology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth Chao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth Chao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942276589, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Chao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1530 Front St, East Meadow, NY, 11554. Phone: (516) 520-3053. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Chao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 227038, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Chao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Chao, M.D. had 3,410 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Chao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.