Michael Gao, PA-C
Physician Assistant · West Covina, CA
Michael Gao, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1609659879, issued on Aug 14, 2023. Check the license (California PA63113, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Gao
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA63113 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (626) 962-4011
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA63113Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
375 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen62 claims
- Cephalexin45 claims
- Ondansetron Odt30 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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.
Michael Gao among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Michael Gao, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 physician assistant records list a practice address in West Covina
They are 51 of the 2,450 NPPES records with a practice address in West Covina, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael Gao, PA-C's NPI number?
Michael Gao, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609659879, issued on Aug 14, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Gao, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 962-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Gao, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA63113, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Gao, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Gao, PA-C had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.