NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Tao, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Middletown, CT

Michael Tao, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Middletown, Connecticut, and NPI 1528558178, issued on May 18, 2018. Check the license (Connecticut 77677, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528558178
Name
Michael Tao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
77677 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 Saybrook RD Ste A, Middletown, CT 06457
Phone
(860) 636-2010
Enumerated
May 18, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240711004036); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 420 Saybrook RD Ste A

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

  1. Khaled AbazaCardiovascular Disease Physician1255986121
  2. Mohammed Al-Damluji, MD, MPHInterventional Cardiology Physician1114312766
  3. Lenore Carroll, APRN, BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1295943439
  4. Amy Glick, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1588846323
  5. Melissa Schoen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1497486070
  6. Njeri Thande, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1972717395

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

206 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Michael Tao206
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium46 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  4. Ezetimibe13 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium13 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium13 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: $2,038.32

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Tao$2,038.32
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCMiddletown, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Tao among 503 cardiovascular disease physician records in Connecticut

Michael Tao, M.D. is one of 503 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2000 among the 348 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 503 cardiovascular disease physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Khaled AbazaMiddletown, CT 064571255986121
  2. Keshava Aithal, MDMiddletown, CT 064571811005713
  3. Joseph Corning, MDMiddletown, CT 064571669580569
  4. Stephen Franklin, MDMiddletown, CT 064571134237035
  5. David Gallo, MDMiddletown, CT 064571609984509
  6. Manju JohnMiddletown, CT 064571194987313
  7. Subramanian Krishnan, MDMiddletown, CT 064571528267358
  8. Joseph Longhitano, MDMiddletown, CT 064571639180938

Common questions

What is Michael Tao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Tao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528558178, issued on May 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Tao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Saybrook RD Ste A, Middletown, CT, 06457. Phone: (860) 636-2010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Tao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 77677, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Tao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Tao, M.D. had 206 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.