Samantha Dao, M.D
Anesthesiology Physician · Daly City, CA
Samantha Dao, M.D is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Daly City, California, and NPI 1962746081, issued on Nov 15, 2012. Check the license (California A134999, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Dao
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- A134999 CA
132305 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, CA 94015
- Phone
- (408) 354-9254
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2022
- Fax
- (918) 213-4399
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190429002254); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samantha Dao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A134999Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $104.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 2 group practices
- Cep America - Anesthesia PCSan Jose, CA
- G2 Anesthesia PCSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Dao among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Samantha Dao, M.D is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Daly City
They are 22 of the 1,606 NPPES records with a practice address in Daly City, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samantha Dao, M.D's NPI number?
Samantha Dao, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962746081, issued on Nov 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Dao, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, CA, 94015. Phone: (408) 354-9254. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Dao, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A134999, 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 Samantha Dao, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Dao, M.D had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha Dao, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.2 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.