Dr. Tom Chao, MD

Dr. Chao practices at Newport Care Medical Group, Inc in Newport Beach, California.

Dr. Chao's NPI, 1710117163, was assigned on July 20, 2009. Dr. Chao graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Chao's California license number on file is A113067.

Dr. Chao's primary practice is Newport Care Medical Group, Inc, at 441 Old Newport Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92663 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 491-9991.

Dr. Chao's primary practice is Newport Care Medical Group, Inc in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Chao is also affiliated with Kern Medical. The medical group on file is NewportCare Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chao to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chao practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Chao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Chao is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chao's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, joint pain, knee arthroscopy, knee injury and knee replacement among the conditions Dr. Chao treats.

CMS data shows 235 Medicare services from Dr. Chao across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 74 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,866 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chao's median patient age at 55, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chao wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 35 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $271 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 107 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Chao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Chao, published from 2006 to 2022. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Disease Models, Animal and Nerve Compression Syndromes. Dr. Chao has published most often in Exp Neurol. Dr. Chao's most frequent co-authors are Ranjan Gupta, MD, Tahseen Mozaffar, MD and Volker Musahl, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 82 general payments to Dr. Chao from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $4,367.

Dr. Chao graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Chao is a member of AAOS.

Dr. Chao is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.