NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bellingham, WA

Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1790344794, issued on Jun 12, 2019. Check the license (Washington MD61253922, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790344794
Name
Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
MD61253922 WA
LL3261 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3125 Old Fairhaven Pkwy, Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone
(360) 788-8388
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 7, 2023
Fax
(360) 788-8389
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220811001917); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,231 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephanie Cao4,231
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium356 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium221 claims
  3. Lisinopril208 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium198 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl131 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): 81.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. PeacehealthBellingham, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington

Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bellingham

They are 158 of the 5,172 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellingham, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Adriance, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251598723942
  2. Gregory AndersonBellingham, WA 982251255307047
  3. Richard BinderBellingham, WA 982251326094426
  4. Linda Blackwell, MDBellingham, WA 982251750337861
  5. Edward Bloom, MDBellingham, WA 982251720034838
  6. Donald Brunk, MDBellingham, WA 982251740270131
  7. Timothy Buckley, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251790745735
  8. Barbara Clure, MDBellingham, WA 982251629058524

Common questions

What is Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD's NPI number?

Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790344794, issued on Jun 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3125 Old Fairhaven Pkwy, Bellingham, WA, 98225. Phone: (360) 788-8388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD61253922, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD had 4,231 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephanie Quynh-Huong Cao, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 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.