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Dr. Susan Y. Kao, MD
NPI1396823167PAC ID8224060140
- Medicare services, 2020
- 34,780
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,608
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $2,691
- Practice address
- 1190 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063
- Practice phone
- Call (650) 299-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Permanente Medical Group Inc
Redwood City, California
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Dr. Susan Y. Kao is a hematologist and oncologist in Redwood City, California
Dr. Kao practices at Permanente Medical Group Inc in Redwood City, California.
Dr. Kao's NPI, 1396823167, was assigned on November 1, 2006. Dr. Kao graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Kao's California license number on file is A86836.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1396823167NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8224060140
- NPI enumeration date
- November 1, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (650) 299-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Susan Y. Kao practices at Permanente Medical Group Inc in Redwood City, California
Dr. Kao's primary practice is Permanente Medical Group Inc, at 1190 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063 in San Mateo County. The practice phone is (650) 299-2000.
- Permanente Medical Group Inc1190 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063 · San Mateo CountyPhone(650) 299-2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Susan Y. Kao is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kao's primary practice is Permanente Medical Group Inc in Redwood City, California. Dr. Kao is also affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kao to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Permanente Medical Group IncPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Susan Y. Kao's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kao practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Permanente Medical Group Inc | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Susan Y. Kao is one of 1,502 hematologists and oncologists in California
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Kao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Kao is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kao has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, CaliforniaPrimary
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Dr. Susan Y. Kao billed Medicare for 34,780 services in 2020
CMS data shows 34,780 Medicare services from Dr. Kao across 31 procedure codes in 2020. Medicare paid $274,507 for them.
Medicare services, 202034,780
Paid by Medicare$274,507
Procedure codes31
Dr. Kao's Medicare services by type, 2019 to 2020
- 2019
- 2020
- Drugs given in the office
- 2019: 49,7582020: 28,83742%
- Other services
- 2019: 5,8562020: 3,32543%
- Lab and pathology
- 2019: 1,5002020: 81146%
- Tests and treatments
- 2019: 1,7272020: 74757%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2019: 1,4212020: 70650%
- Surgery
- 2019: 5532020: 28349%
- Imaging
- 2019: 1592020: 7155%
Where Dr. Kao's Medicare services took place, 2020
- In an office34,698100%
- In a facility820%
Dr. Kao compared with the California median for hematologists and oncologists, 2020
- Dr. Kao
- California median
- Medicare services
- 34,780vs 93237.3 times
- Part D claims
- 1,381vs 3943.5 times
Medians across 1,367 hematologists and oncologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kao's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2020
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Susan Y. Kao's patients have a median age of 68
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kao's median patient age at 68, with 60% women.
Dr. Kao's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men38%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Susan Y. Kao wrote 1,608 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kao wrote 1,608 Medicare Part D claims for 175 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,381 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,645,815 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,363 claims across 34 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,608
Drugs named by CMS33
Total drug cost$8.6M
Part D patients175
Dr. Kao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,114 claims69%
- Brand-name494 claims31%
Dr. Kao's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kao's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%37 of 1,608 claims
- Antibiotics4%58 of 1,608 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,3632024: 1,3811%
Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 34 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Susan Y. Kao offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Kao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kao as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Susan Y. Kao has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Kao in 2009.
Papers2
Recent publications by Dr. Kao
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Susan Y. Kao received $2,691 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 125 general payments to Dr. Kao from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $264.
General payments to Dr. Kao by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Kao by kind, 2016 to 2023
$2.7Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,48993%
- Education$2017%
Companies that paid Dr. Kao the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Susan Y. Kao graduated from UCSF School of Medicine
Dr. Kao graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Kao is a member of ASCO and ASH.
- Medical school
- Board certified in hematology
- Board certified in medical oncology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Susan Y. Kao accepts plans from 4 insurance carriers
Dr. Kao is in network with 4 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Kaiser Permanente
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Kao accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare3
- PPO2
- EPO1
- HMO1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Susan Y. Kao's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Susan Y. Kao's NPI number?
Dr. Susan Y. Kao's NPI number is 1396823167. It was assigned on November 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Susan Y. Kao?
Dr. Susan Y. Kao is a hematologist and oncologist in Redwood City, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. Susan Y. Kao practice?
Dr. Kao practices at 1190 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063. Dr. Kao's primary practice is Permanente Medical Group Inc in Redwood City, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kao to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Susan Y. Kao's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kao is (650) 299-2000.
What is Dr. Susan Y. Kao's medical license number?
Dr. Kao's California license number on file is A86836.
Which hospitals is Dr. Susan Y. Kao affiliated with?
Dr. Kao is affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus.
What medical group is Dr. Susan Y. Kao part of?
Dr. Kao is linked to The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Kao to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Susan Y. Kao accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kao billed Medicare for 34,780 services in 2020, and Dr. Kao accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Susan Y. Kao offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kao as offering telehealth services.
Is Dr. Susan Y. Kao board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kao is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Susan Y. Kao bill to Medicare?
In 2020, Dr. Kao's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1439), injected or infused drug (J0897) and injected or infused drug (J0885).
Where did Dr. Susan Y. Kao go to medical school?
Dr. Kao graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Susan Y. Kao prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lenalidomide, Acyclovir and Dexamethasone.
Has Dr. Susan Y. Kao received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,691 in general payments to Dr. Kao from 36 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.
How long has Dr. Susan Y. Kao been practicing?
Dr. Kao graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Susan Y. Kao do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Kao.
What insurance does Dr. Susan Y. Kao accept?
Dr. Kao is in network with 4 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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