Samantha Tu Nhi Cao
Physician Assistant · Brea, CA
Samantha Tu Nhi Cao is a physician assistant with a practice address in Brea, California, and NPI 1497468953, issued on Dec 29, 2022. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Tu Nhi Cao
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 955 W Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA 92821
- Phone
- (714) 579-6826
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231120003293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 955 W Imperial Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samantha Tu Nhi Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
290 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl39 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa36 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate35 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride24 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide19 claims
- Epinephrine18 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: $908.77
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Tu Nhi Cao among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Samantha Tu Nhi Cao is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 physician assistant records list a practice address in Brea
They are 13 of the 1,052 NPPES records with a practice address in Brea, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samantha Tu Nhi Cao's NPI number?
Samantha Tu Nhi Cao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497468953, issued on Dec 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Tu Nhi Cao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 955 W Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA, 92821. Phone: (714) 579-6826. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Tu Nhi Cao's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samantha Tu Nhi Cao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Tu Nhi Cao had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.