Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D.
Pharmacist · West Covina, CA
Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D. is a pharmacist with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1447345236, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (California 57502, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth C. Kao
- Credential
- PHARM.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 57502 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 W Merced Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (626) 962-3685
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 W Merced Ave
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Verify Kenneth C. 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 57502Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
31 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix18 claims
- Abrysvo12 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.
Kenneth C. Kao among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D. is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 pharmacist records list a practice address in West Covina
They are 69 of the 2,450 NPPES records with a practice address in West Covina, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447345236, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 W Merced Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 962-3685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 57502, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth C. Kao, PHARM.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.