Tom Chao, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Tom Chao, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1710117163, issued on Jul 20, 2009. Check the license (California A113067, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tom Chao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A113067 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Phone
- (661) 326-2000
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161011000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tom Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A113067Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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: $720.99
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 one group practice
- Newport Care Medical Group IncPlacentia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tom Chao among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Tom Chao, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Eagan, MDBakersfield, CA 933061598952327
- Arturo Gomez, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061497716765
- Irwin Harris, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933051831152040
- Kenneth Kaylor, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933051093775439
- Thomas Le, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933051154464154
- Basem Attum, MDBakersfield, CA 933091184071870
- Karl Balch, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091902127525
- Christopher Hamilton, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091598795130
Common questions
What is Tom Chao, MD's NPI number?
Tom Chao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710117163, issued on Jul 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tom Chao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 326-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tom Chao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A113067, 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 Tom Chao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tom Chao, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.