Susan Y. Kao, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Berkeley, CA
Susan Y. Kao, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1396823167, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A86836, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan Y. Kao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- A86836 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Phone
- (510) 204-6401
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 204-6440
- Medicaid ID
- 00A868360 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050831000418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 Dwight Way
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Verify Susan Y. Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A86836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
1,608 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lenalidomide245 claims
- Acyclovir187 claims
- Dexamethasone118 claims
- Brukinsa91 claims
- Pomalyst59 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl52 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSouth San Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Susan Y. Kao among 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California
Susan Y. Kao, MD is one of 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in California
There are 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California.
All 1,583 in California → Every provider in Berkeley → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rajesh Behl, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947041104844174
- David Irwin, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947041780672048
- Kevin Knopf, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947041881626687
- Oleg Krijanovski, MD, PHDBerkeley, CA 947041841376704
- Uma Suryadevara, MDBerkeley, CA 947041750487385
- Ann Wexler, MDBerkeley, CA 947041669482576
- Janice Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H.Berkeley, CA 947051487857595
- Nisha Hariharan, MDBerkeley, CA 947021679004543
Common questions
What is Susan Y. Kao, MD's NPI number?
Susan Y. Kao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396823167, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan Y. Kao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704. Phone: (510) 204-6401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan Y. Kao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A86836, 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 Susan Y. Kao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan Y. Kao, MD had 1,608 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.