Winnie Kao, N.P.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Torrance, CA
Winnie Kao, N.P. is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1275975294, issued on Jul 18, 2013. Check the license (California 95001929, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Winnie Kao
- Credential
- N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 95001929 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2601 Airport Dr Ste 135, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (424) 201-1600
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170905002266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Winnie 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 95001929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl13 claims
- Lorazepam12 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Crossroads Institute For Psychotherapy And Assessment, IncTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Winnie Kao among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Winnie Kao, N.P. is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 15% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
All 4,226 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Abelson, RN, MSN, NPTorrance, CA 905051396954624
- Veronica Arres, NURSE PRACTITIONERTorrance, CA 905051023180221
- Charilyn Bringas, NPTorrance, CA 905051659715266
- Rose Mae Chung, PMHNP-BCTorrance, CA 905051710314323
- Racy Kaufman, N.P.Torrance, CA 905051619164399
- Edward KimTorrance, CA 905051053088799
- Jose Menendez Interiano, REGISTERED NURSETorrance, CA 905051588176317
- Precious NwokojiTorrance, CA 905051760982136
Common questions
What is Winnie Kao, N.P.'s NPI number?
Winnie Kao, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275975294, issued on Jul 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Winnie Kao, N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2601 Airport Dr Ste 135, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (424) 201-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Winnie Kao, N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 95001929, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Winnie Kao, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Winnie Kao, N.P. had 64 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.