Mary Alice Gao, DO
Ophthalmology Physician · Detroit, MI
Mary Alice Gao, DO is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1407430481, issued on May 6, 2021. Check the license (Michigan 5101028606, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mary Alice Gao
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 5101028606 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202
- Phone
- (313) 916-2600
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250717003361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie Col Of Osteo Med At Seton Hill Univ, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2799 W Grand Blvd
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Verify Mary Alice Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101028606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,339.80
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Henry Ford Health SystemDetroit, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mary Alice Gao among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan
Mary Alice Gao, DO is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2002 among the 548 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Michigan
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan.
All 791 in Michigan → Every provider in Detroit → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Bachynski, M.D.Detroit, MI 482021326116914
- Murray Christianson, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C),Detroit, MI 482021003822420
- David Crandall, M.D.Detroit, MI 482021548294416
- Deborah Darnley-Fisch, M.D.Detroit, MI 482021013077411
- Patrick Dennehy, M.D.Detroit, MI 482021295895696
- Uday Desai, M.D.Detroit, MI 482021831259233
- Jason Dilly, M.D.Detroit, MI 482021740340140
- David Goldman, M.D.Detroit, MI 482021629185467
Common questions
What is Mary Alice Gao, DO's NPI number?
Mary Alice Gao, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407430481, issued on May 6, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mary Alice Gao, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, 48202. Phone: (313) 916-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mary Alice Gao, DO's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101028606, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mary Alice Gao, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mary Alice Gao, DO had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.