Timothy Paul Kao, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Columbus, GA
Timothy Paul Kao, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1407140031, issued on May 31, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 81186, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Paul Kao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 81186 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2616 Warm Springs RD, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 323-3491
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181204003987); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2616 Warm Springs RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Timothy Paul Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 81186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,539 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost340 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate222 claims
- Lumigan156 claims
- Moxifloxacin153 claims
- Restasis73 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol65 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): 92.6 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: $656.88
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- West Georgia Eye Care Center,p.a.Columbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Timothy Paul Kao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Timothy Paul Kao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407140031, issued on May 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Paul Kao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2616 Warm Springs RD, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 323-3491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Paul Kao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 81186, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy Paul Kao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Paul Kao, M.D. had 1,539 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy Paul Kao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 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.