Leo Lin Kao, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Port Charlotte, FL
Leo Lin Kao, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Port Charlotte, Florida, and NPI 1013385830, issued on Sep 10, 2015. Check the license (Florida ME134113, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leo Lin Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- ME134113 FL
MD186188 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2343 Aaron St, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
- Phone
- (855) 979-5700
- Enumerated
- Sep 10, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Fax
- (855) 979-5701
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200124001030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2343 Aaron St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer Bigelow, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942613054
- Amy Brown, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1215247341
- Elyse Brown, ARNPNurse Practitioner1891046561
- Edwin Chung, MDHospitalist Physician1104841360
- James Clark, MDHospitalist Physician1114421195
Verify Leo Lin Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME134113Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
2,754 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium145 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium126 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
- Losartan Potassium105 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium102 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl79 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $217.70
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Millennium Physician Group LLCPort Charlotte, FL
- Shadrick Kralik MD PASarasota, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leo Lin Kao among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Leo Lin Kao, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.
All 1,817 in Florida → Every provider in Port Charlotte → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bernard BaroudiPort Charlotte, FL 339521053808618
- Edwin Chung, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521104841360
- James Clark, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521114421195
- Daniel Cueto, M.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339521023300126
- Shaheen Faruque, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521386744639
- Christopher GomezPort Charlotte, FL 339521508228354
- Sara Kamrani Torkestani, MDPt Charlotte, FL 339521619465010
- John Krutsick, DOPort Charlotte, FL 339521871052704
Common questions
What is Leo Lin Kao, MD's NPI number?
Leo Lin Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013385830, issued on Sep 10, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leo Lin Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2343 Aaron St, Port Charlotte, FL, 33952. Phone: (855) 979-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leo Lin Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME134113, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leo Lin Kao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leo Lin Kao, MD had 2,754 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.