Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Stanford, CA
Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1568504686, issued on Feb 13, 2007. Check the license (California G67731, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Nicholas Kao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- G67731 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-6381
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 00G677310 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081018000277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter Nicholas Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G67731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
789 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone118 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta74 claims
- Azithromycin56 claims
- Anoro Ellipta43 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa41 claims
- Sildenafil Citrate34 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 CareStanford, 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.
Peter Nicholas Kao among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568504686, issued on Feb 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-6381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G67731, 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 Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D. had 789 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Peter Nicholas Kao, M.D.'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.