NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1598127656, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD484468, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598127656
Name
Richard Wenxi Gao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
MD484468 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5124 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(412) 315-3380
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2024
Fax
(412) 315-3801
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240730003101); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5124 Liberty Ave

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

  1. Till Conermann, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1871686592
  2. Leah Flaherty, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1366926537
  3. Abraham Kabazie, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1417923335
  4. Jessica Valletta, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1073943759

Verify Richard Wenxi Gao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 503 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Gao1,115
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl192 claims
  2. Gabapentin172 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl108 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen80 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen74 claims
  6. Baclofen51 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: $639.81

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Gao$639.81
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Wenxi Gao among 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania

Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D. is one of 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 153 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania.

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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Till Conermann, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241871686592
  2. Abraham Kabazie, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241417923335
  3. Jessica Valletta, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241073943759
  4. David Wideman, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241215550942
  5. Lucas Davanzo, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191437544905
  6. Sarah Solomon, D.OPittsburgh, PA 152321235381104
  7. Benedict Alter, M.D., PH.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152151457603854
  8. Michael Hur, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131619401692

Common questions

What is Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598127656, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5124 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 315-3380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD484468, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Wenxi Gao, M.D. had 1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.