Wendy C. Kao, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Glendale, CA
Wendy C. Kao, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1578085494, issued on Jul 12, 2017. Check the license (California 54635, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendy C. Kao
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 54635 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 N Orange St, Glendale, CA 91203
- Phone
- (833) 574-2273
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191206000742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 N Orange St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wendy C. Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 54635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate13 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: $181.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wendy C. Kao among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Wendy C. Kao, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 physician assistant records list a practice address in Glendale
They are 69 of the 4,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Wendy C. Kao, PA-C's NPI number?
Wendy C. Kao, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578085494, issued on Jul 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendy C. Kao, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 N Orange St, Glendale, CA, 91203. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendy C. Kao, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 54635, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wendy C. Kao, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendy C. Kao, PA-C had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.