Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Leigh Chao, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Leigh Chao, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1922081348, issued on Nov 21, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 112947, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1922081348
Name
Leigh Chao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
112947 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11133 Dunn RD, Saint Louis, MO 63136
Phone
(314) 362-9123
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11133 Dunn RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Faqir Ahmad, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1487684957
  2. Olaronke Akintola-Ogunremi, M.D.Cytopathology Physician1578545612
  3. Anah Ali, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1942597992
  4. Anna Arnold, PAPhysician Assistant1447882584
  5. Ola Bamimore, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1992947832
  6. Jenny Bao, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1275947095

Verify Leigh Chao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Leigh Chao80
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin12 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.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Memorial HospitalChester, IL · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Alton-Griffin Emergency Group PCAlton, IL
  3. Washington University Community Specialists, LLCSaint Louis, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

363 emergency medicine physician records list a Saint Louis practice address

They are 363 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a Saint Louis practice address, and 1,352 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Missouri

  1. Robert Abbott, M.D.Saint Charles, MO1144269267
  2. Nagla Abdelmalek, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1003847591
  3. Donald Ables, MDKansas City, MO1346222189
  4. Enyo Ablordeppey, MDSaint Louis, MO1548468200
  5. Allison Abma, DOBranson, MO1033613302
  6. Sean Abraham, D.O.Columbia, MO1326368994
  7. Lajon Addison, D.O.Columbia, MO1104871854
  8. Opeolu Adeoye, MDSaint Louis, MO1023120623
  9. Lukuman Afuwape, M.DKansas City, MO1639494412
  10. Faqir Ahmad, MDSaint Louis, MO1487684957

Common questions

What is Leigh Chao, MD's NPI number?

Leigh Chao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922081348, issued on Nov 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leigh Chao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11133 Dunn RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63136. Phone: (314) 362-9123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leigh Chao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 112947, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leigh Chao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leigh Chao, MD had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.