Pauline Lee Chao, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Pauline Lee Chao, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1912087305, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 11981, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pauline Lee Chao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 11981 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89145
- Phone
- (725) 220-8667
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2026
- Fax
- (833) 749-0354
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061201000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 915 S Rainbow Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Pauline Lee Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care NV P CLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
716 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Vegas
They are 716 of the 65,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Vegas, and 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Pauline Lee Chao, MD's NPI number?
Pauline Lee Chao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912087305, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pauline Lee Chao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89145. Phone: (725) 220-8667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pauline Lee Chao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 11981, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pauline Lee Chao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pauline Lee Chao, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.