Kenny Chao
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Kenny Chao is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1316444839, issued on Apr 11, 2018. Check the license (California A205006, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenny Chao
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A205006 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 794-0585
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260528004351); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenny Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A205006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $25.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurelis, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Kenny Chao among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Kenny Chao is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Isaac Bash, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041619934643
- Victor Candioty, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041437116472
- Michelle Charfen, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041588602486
- Edward Cotner, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041023074044
- Patricia Drum-Lal, PACSanta Monica, CA 904041639136674
- Walid Ghurabi, D.O.Santa Monica, CA 904041073566931
- Daniel Grossman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041386601326
- Amy Kijner, PASanta Monica, CA 904041235197849
Common questions
What is Kenny Chao's NPI number?
Kenny Chao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316444839, issued on Apr 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenny Chao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 794-0585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenny Chao's license?
NPPES lists California license number A205006, 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.
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.