Norman Scott Kato, MD
Surgery Physician · Encino, CA
Norman Scott Kato, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1184786758, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (California G072819, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Norman Scott Kato
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G072819 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5535 Balboa Blvd, Encino, CA 91316
- Phone
- (818) 377-3777
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (818) 377-3779
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Norman Scott Kato in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G072819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Norman Scott Kato among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Norman Scott Kato, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Norman Scott Kato, MD's NPI number?
Norman Scott Kato, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184786758, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Norman Scott Kato, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5535 Balboa Blvd, Encino, CA, 91316. Phone: (818) 377-3777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Norman Scott Kato, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G072819, 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 Norman Scott Kato, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Norman Scott Kato, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.