Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Peter Cao, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Mesquite, TX

Peter Cao, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mesquite, Texas, and NPI 1356635049, issued on May 31, 2011. Check the license (Texas BP10041302, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1356635049
Name
Peter Cao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
BP10041302 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1575 I 30, Mesquite, TX 75150
Phone
(469) 800-2800
Enumerated
May 31, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1575 I 30

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gary Garrett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932158581
  2. Shonna Harris, ANP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1912217167
  3. Obianaju Ikegbunam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710540323
  4. Sonia Kakkar, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1336346667
  5. Christopher Kampas, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1154369536
  6. Wendy Lai, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1952627101

Verify Peter Cao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,544 Medicare Part D claims for 589 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 179 claims were for opioids.

  1. Peter Cao7,544
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium697 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate370 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium334 claims
  4. Lisinopril177 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium175 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl173 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $118.71

6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Peter Cao$118.71
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Healthtexas Provider NetworkMesquite, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

41 family medicine physician records list a Mesquite practice address

They are 41 of the 1,313 NPPES records with a Mesquite practice address, and 10,592 family medicine physician records in Texas.

Other family medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Srinivasa Aaluri, MDEl Paso, TX1265566509
  2. Maira Aamir, MDShenandoah, TX1932660859
  3. Fakhrudin Aaseemah Mohamed, M.DAllen, TX1952782518
  4. So Abad, MDWichita Falls, TX1184624694
  5. Yoseph AbadiRichardson, TX1700742640
  6. Marcus Abadie, M.D.Athens, TX1104821107
  7. Montserrat Abadie Sole, M.D.Fort Worth, TX1245437078
  8. Sarah Abang-Hayes, M.D.San Antonio, TX1326244724
  9. Syed Abbas, M.D.Houston, TX1821267477
  10. Lisa Abbott, M.D.Mansfield, TX1700847779

Common questions

What is Peter Cao, MD's NPI number?

Peter Cao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356635049, issued on May 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Peter Cao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1575 I 30, Mesquite, TX, 75150. Phone: (469) 800-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Peter Cao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10041302, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Peter Cao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Peter Cao, MD had 7,544 Medicare Part D claims for 589 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.