Shihao Lao, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Shihao Lao, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1790335180, issued on Sep 17, 2019. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shihao Lao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- Practice location
- 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Phone
- (984) 974-1000
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 101 Manning Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shihao Lao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 78 among the 534 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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: $19.70
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 872 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,412.98 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
- Vidant Medical Group LLCAhoskie, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 42 surgical critical care physician records in North Carolina.
Other surgical critical care physician records in North Carolina
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- George Black, MDCharlotte, NC1538431994
- Rita Brintzenhoff-Brown, MDCharlotte, NC1700081890
- Jennifer Cannon, M.D.Burlington, NC1356464846
- Sejul Chaudhary, MDGreenville, NC1548798127
- Ashley Christmas, MDCharlotte, NC1811928500
- Craig Copeland, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1124234356
- Jessica Delallo, MDCamp Lejeune, NC1164950200
- Sean Dieffenbaugher, MDCharlotte, NC1083033971
Common questions
What is Shihao Lao, MD's NPI number?
Shihao Lao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790335180, issued on Sep 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shihao Lao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (984) 974-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shihao Lao, MD's license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shihao Lao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shihao Lao, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 78. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shihao Lao, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.