NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Kuang-Hua Kao, O.D.

Optometrist · Ashburn, VA

Richard Kuang-Hua Kao, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ashburn, Virginia, and NPI 1205985637, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0618001449, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205985637
Name
Richard Kuang-Hua Kao
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0618001449 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
43480 Yukon Dr, Ashburn, VA 20147
Phone
(703) 724-0330
Enumerated
Jan 8, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081113000785); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2001
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 43480 Yukon Dr

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

  1. Kelly Andrews, LPCMental Health Counselor1518479914
  2. Naett Asgill, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1164679866
  3. Amardeep Athwal, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538357934
  4. Trudy Gambrel, RPHPharmacist1891036331
  5. David Leng, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003074428
  6. Minh NgoPharmacist1023359965

Verify Richard Kuang-Hua Kao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $279.01

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Kao$279.01
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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. Loudoun Eye Associates, PLLCAshburn, VA

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

Richard Kuang-Hua Kao among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia

Richard Kuang-Hua Kao, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 optometrist records list a practice address in Ashburn

They are 18 of the 1,192 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashburn, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Abraham, ODAshburn, VA 201471477897346
  2. Robert Allen, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471467424275
  3. Arezou Azizaldin, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471225550742
  4. Alicia Boyles, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471639405194
  5. Gordon Culp, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471003879834
  6. Solmaz Farajnia, ODAshburn, VA 201471104013200
  7. Stephen Hinkle, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471336160886
  8. Lina Mojarrad, ODAshburn, VA 201471679131163

Common questions

What is Richard Kuang-Hua Kao, O.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Kuang-Hua Kao, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205985637, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Kuang-Hua Kao, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43480 Yukon Dr, Ashburn, VA, 20147. Phone: (703) 724-0330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Kuang-Hua Kao, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001449, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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