Kevin Gao, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Kevin Gao, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1134500499, issued on Jun 12, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 38437, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Gao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 38437 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
- Phone
- (843) 724-2450
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 724-2455
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180829000941); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 316 Calhoun St
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Verify Kevin Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
501 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Eliquis23 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Jardiance20 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin Gao among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Kevin Gao, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2015, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kevin Gao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin Gao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134500499, issued on Jun 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Gao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 724-2450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Gao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 38437, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin Gao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Gao, M.D. had 501 Medicare Part D claims for 184 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.