Whitney Tong Gao, MD
Dermatology Physician · McKinney, TX
Whitney Tong Gao, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in McKinney, Texas, and NPI 1851956650, issued on May 7, 2019. Check the license (Texas U6481, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Whitney Tong Gao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- U6481 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7300 Eldorado Pkwy Ste 100, McKinney, TX 75070
- Phone
- (214) 987-3376
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2025
- Fax
- (469) 532-0273
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240718005029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7300 Eldorado Pkwy Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Stroud, MDDermatology Physician1831431147
Verify Whitney Tong Gao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U6481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate23 claims
- Ketoconazole23 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide16 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: $2,459.50
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Pdp OF Texas, PLLCDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Whitney Tong Gao among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Whitney Tong Gao, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in McKinney → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lorin Anderson, MSN, APRN, FNP-CMcKinney, TX 750701558904953
- Julie Darby, PA- CMcKinney, TX 750701376689026
- Christopher Stroud, MDMcKinney, TX 750701831431147
- Huayi Zhang, MDMcKinney, TX 750701356752943
- Usman Asad, MDMcKinney, TX 750711891323903
- Matthew Barrows, MDMcKinney, TX 750711922144674
- Lucas Cavallin, MD, PHDMcKinney, TX 750711427412055
- Courtney Doran, NPMcKinney, TX 750711013145549
Common questions
What is Whitney Tong Gao, MD's NPI number?
Whitney Tong Gao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851956650, issued on May 7, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Whitney Tong Gao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7300 Eldorado Pkwy Ste 100, McKinney, TX, 75070. Phone: (214) 987-3376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Whitney Tong Gao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U6481, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Whitney Tong Gao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Whitney Tong Gao, MD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.