Thomas Zhang Gao, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Charleston, SC
Thomas Zhang Gao, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1255025557, issued on Jun 8, 2023. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Zhang Gao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 135 Rutledge Ave # Msc550, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-8299
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Zhang Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
189 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl33 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $176.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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.
Thomas Zhang Gao among 2,021 student in an organized health care education/training program records in South Carolina
Thomas Zhang Gao, MD is one of 2,021 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in South Carolina. 23% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 21% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 2% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 12% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
344 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 344 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,021 student in an organized health care education/training program records in South Carolina.
All 2,021 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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- Stefanie Grewe, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251528592904
Common questions
What is Thomas Zhang Gao, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Zhang Gao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255025557, issued on Jun 8, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Zhang Gao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Rutledge Ave # Msc550, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-8299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Zhang Gao, MD's license?
Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Zhang Gao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Zhang Gao, MD had 189 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.