Wei K. Kao, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Ronkonkoma, NY
Wei K. Kao, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ronkonkoma, New York, and NPI 1629295571, issued on Apr 20, 2007. Check the license (New York 160056, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wei K. Kao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 160056 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3505 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
- Phone
- (631) 676-7656
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (631) 676-7648
- Medicaid ID
- 01018831 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110825000655); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3505 Veterans Memorial Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Reem Badr, P.AMedical Physician Assistant1407225329
- Amanda Didonato, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1124848635
- David Johnson, NPCNurse Practitioner1760585772
- Peter Mermelstein, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1164855524
- Guylaine Saintilien, PA-C, DMSCMedical Physician Assistant1144565730
Verify Wei K. Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 160056Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
25,109 Medicare Part D claims for 1,510 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,396 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium995 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate772 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate728 claims
- Eliquis722 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium648 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 13.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,872.54
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Home Medical Services PLLCRonkonkoma, NY
- Preferred Professional Medical Care PCRonkonkoma, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wei K. Kao among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Wei K. Kao, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ronkonkoma
They are 6 of the 714 NPPES records with a practice address in Ronkonkoma, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Wei K. Kao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wei K. Kao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629295571, issued on Apr 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wei K. Kao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3505 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma, NY, 11779. Phone: (631) 676-7656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wei K. Kao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 160056, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wei K. Kao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wei K. Kao, M.D. had 25,109 Medicare Part D claims for 1,510 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wei K. Kao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.1 of 100. 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.