Sam Wei Gao, MD
Nephrology Physician · Portsmouth, VA
Sam Wei Gao, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Portsmouth, Virginia, and NPI 1831181650, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101269775, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Wei Gao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 0101269775 VA
229179 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA 23708
- Phone
- (757) 953-2051
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 953-8000
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220802002839); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam Wei Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101269775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 62.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tidewater Kidney Specialists IncNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Wei Gao among 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia
Sam Wei Gao, MD is one of 327 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.
All 327 in Virginia → Every provider in Portsmouth → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Khadeeja AshaiPortsmouth, VA 237081831693548
- Matthew Baker, MDPortsmouth, VA 237081932561545
- Daniel Dean, D.O.Portsmouth, VA 237081922329754
- James Hughes, MDPortsmouth, VA 237081124519939
- Richard Plasse, D.O.Portsmouth, VA 237081508208901
- Levan Gakhokidze, MDPortsmouth, VA 237071396353181
- Mosta Haque, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237041164465639
- Antonietta Castanares, MDPortsmouth, VA 237031982698122
Common questions
What is Sam Wei Gao, MD's NPI number?
Sam Wei Gao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831181650, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Wei Gao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, 23708. Phone: (757) 953-2051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Wei Gao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101269775, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Sam Wei Gao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.3 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.