NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Tsao, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Redondo Beach, CA

Ronald Tsao, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Redondo Beach, California, and NPI 1770802746, issued on May 28, 2010. Check the license (California A138271, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770802746
Name
Ronald Tsao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A138271 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
514 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone
(310) 937-8555
Enumerated
May 28, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151012002251); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 514 N Prospect Ave

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

  1. Juline Adelle AsamoahInternal Medicine Physician1679060495
  2. Seeduwa Mudiyans Bandara, MDFamily Medicine Physician1114157518
  3. Vania Betancourt, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1578450078
  4. Sofia Capdevila, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1619700093
  5. Cindy CarcamoHealth & Wellness Coach1164398558
  6. Beverly Chen, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1154622454

Verify Ronald Tsao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,123 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Tsao2,123
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium274 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium107 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide63 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium57 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium52 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 2 group practices

  1. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
  2. Venice Family ClinicSanta Monica, CA

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

Ronald Tsao among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Ronald Tsao, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

28 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Redondo Beach

They are 28 of the 1,513 NPPES records with a practice address in Redondo Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Alexander, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771265595136
  2. John Armato, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771447263926
  3. Weip Chen, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771295754281
  4. Julie Delilly, M.DRedondo Beach, CA 902771790890408
  5. Gabriele Engelhardt, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771992810634
  6. Diane Ferguson, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771447294384
  7. Brian Gee, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771962585828
  8. John Johnson, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771194786764

Common questions

What is Ronald Tsao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ronald Tsao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770802746, issued on May 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Tsao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 514 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277. Phone: (310) 937-8555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Tsao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A138271, 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 Ronald Tsao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald Tsao, M.D. had 2,123 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; 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.