Ming-Tse Kao, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Kirksville, MO
Ming-Tse Kao, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kirksville, Missouri, and NPI 1225615206, issued on Mar 26, 2021. Check the license (Missouri 2025035705, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ming-Tse Kao
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2025035705 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 W Jefferson St, Kirksville, MO 63501
- Phone
- (910) 892-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250915001974); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ming-Tse Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2025035705Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
483 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Lisinopril27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Omeprazole22 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er19 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- A T Still University OF Health SciencesKirksville, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ming-Tse Kao among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Ming-Tse Kao, DO is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kirksville
They are 47 of the 713 NPPES records with a practice address in Kirksville, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Ming-Tse Kao, DO's NPI number?
Ming-Tse Kao, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225615206, issued on Mar 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ming-Tse Kao, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 W Jefferson St, Kirksville, MO, 63501. Phone: (910) 892-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ming-Tse Kao, DO's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025035705, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ming-Tse Kao, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ming-Tse Kao, DO had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.