Yi Cao, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Newport, RI
Yi Cao, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Newport, Rhode Island, and NPI 1639551914, issued on Jun 23, 2015. Check the license (Rhode Island MD17472, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yi Cao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- MD17472 RI
LP03514 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Friendship St, Newport, RI 02840
- Phone
- (401) 846-6400
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 846-6034
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211019002315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yi Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD17472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $139.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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
- Atrius Health IncDedham, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yi Cao among 177 diagnostic radiology physician records in Rhode Island
Yi Cao, M.D. is one of 177 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 127 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 177 diagnostic radiology physician records in Rhode Island.
All 177 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Newport → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Houston, M.D.Newport, RI 028401437258910
- Theodore Kutcher, M.D.Newport, RI 028401811088388
- Sufala Sapers, M.D.Newport, RI 028401992758841
- Joan Desantis, MDPawtucket, RI 028601720066889
- Artemio Manansala, MDPawtucket, RI 028601285730804
- Jose Negron-Soto, M.D.Pawtucket, RI 028601083635437
- Bruce Stevens, M.D.E Greenwich, RI 028181518939453
- David Cheng, M.D.Cumberland, RI 028641518948603
Common questions
What is Yi Cao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yi Cao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639551914, issued on Jun 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yi Cao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Friendship St, Newport, RI, 02840. Phone: (401) 846-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yi Cao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD17472, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.