NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wei Chao, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Honolulu, HI

Wei Chao, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1881767721, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD7896, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; 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
1881767721
Name
Wei Chao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
MD7896 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
575 Cooke Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone
(808) 946-5385
Enumerated
Nov 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 947-7246
Medicaid ID
0007576414 HI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060130000118); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1991
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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Verify Wei Chao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
    Search for license MD7896
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.2 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 score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.7
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $136.14

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wei Chao$136.14
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Wei Chao among 231 anesthesiology physician records in Hawaii

Wei Chao, MD is one of 231 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 67% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 142 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

151 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Honolulu

They are 151 of the 12,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Honolulu, and 231 anesthesiology physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donald Gaucher, MDHonolulu, HI 968131407871973
  2. Yong Goh, MDHonolulu, HI 968131972663060
  3. Bradley Hall, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131174617195
  4. Millicent Khaw, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131235201278
  5. Gilbert KorenagaHonolulu, HI 968131700985850
  6. Curtis Lavatai, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131689742199
  7. Duncan Macdonald, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131871658591
  8. Pamela Nunn, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131346348539

Common questions

What is Wei Chao, MD's NPI number?

Wei Chao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881767721, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wei Chao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 Cooke Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 946-5385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wei Chao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD7896, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Wei Chao, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.2 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.