Michelle Thi Cao, DO
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Stanford, CA
Michelle Thi Cao, DO is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1386791762, issued on Jan 5, 2007. Check the license (California 20A8008, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Thi Cao
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 20A8008 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 725-7061
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2024
- Fax
- (650) 498-6288
- Medicaid ID
- 00AX80080 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040322000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Western Eclectic College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Thi Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A8008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide14 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate13 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta12 claims
- Breo Ellipta11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Michelle Thi Cao among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Michelle Thi Cao, DO is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Thi Cao, DO's NPI number?
Michelle Thi Cao, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386791762, issued on Jan 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Thi Cao, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 725-7061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Thi Cao, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A8008, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle Thi Cao, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Thi Cao, DO had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Thi Cao, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.