Michelle Cao, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA
Michelle Cao, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1003129842, issued on Jul 22, 2010. Check the license (California A113677, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Cao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A113677 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8881 Fletcher Pkwy, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (858) 499-2600
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 462-9625
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121012000428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8881 Fletcher Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michelle Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A113677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,661 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic89 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium76 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium57 claims
- Lisinopril48 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium46 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): 73.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $242.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncDel Mar, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
67 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa
They are 67 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Cao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Cao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003129842, issued on Jul 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Cao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8881 Fletcher Pkwy, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (858) 499-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Cao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A113677, 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 Cao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Cao, M.D. had 1,661 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Cao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.