Simon Chao, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · North Easton, MA
Simon Chao, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Easton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1144481532, issued on Jun 19, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 238724, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Simon Chao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 238724 MA
MD430481 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Roche Bros Way, North Easton, MA 02072
- Phone
- (781) 344-3535
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 535-0192
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090805000544); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Simon Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 238724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
385 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone240 claims
- Gabapentin37 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl15 claims
- Mupirocin14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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: $208,861.30
79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Republic Spine. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Orthopedic Care Physician Network, LLCMansfield, MA
- Sturdy Health IncAttleboro, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Simon Chao among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Simon Chao, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in North Easton
They are 4 of the 320 NPPES records with a practice address in North Easton, and 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 692 in Massachusetts → Every provider in North Easton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Bentley, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621447243563
- Susan Chabot, MDNorwood, MA 020621942293261
- Peter Mebel, MDNorwood, MA 020621578553558
- Stephen Sand, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621689606683
- Joseph Sirois, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621841283942
- Mark Bulman, M.D.Norwell, MA 020611770556664
- Erica Bayly, M.D.Hingham, MA 020431730113358
- Michael Dibenedetto, M.D.Hingham, MA 020431801280706
Common questions
What is Simon Chao, MD's NPI number?
Simon Chao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144481532, issued on Jun 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Simon Chao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Roche Bros Way, North Easton, MA, 02072. Phone: (781) 344-3535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Simon Chao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 238724, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Simon Chao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Simon Chao, MD had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Simon Chao, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.