Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Stanford, CA
Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1922282870, issued on Dec 27, 2007. Check the license (California A105859, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- A105859 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090311000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A105859Check 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 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
661 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl121 claims
- Pregabalin103 claims
- Gabapentin96 claims
- Baclofen73 claims
- Buprenorphine32 claims
- Meloxicam30 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 CareSan Jose, 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.
Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% 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, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 196 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 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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- Matthew Smuck, MDStanford, CA 943051023190923
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Common questions
What is Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD's NPI number?
Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922282870, issued on Dec 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A105859, 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 Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD had 661 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao, MD'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.