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Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao, MD
NPI1962664540PAC ID1153593587
- Medicare services, 2023
- 70
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 18
- Part D claims, 2024
- 33
- Publications
- 6
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 10855 Virginia Street, Crown Point, IN 46307
- Practice phone
- Call (312) 755-4706
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao is a hospitalist in Crown Point, Indiana
Dr. Kao practices at UChicago Medicine Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana, part of The University of Chicago.
Dr. Kao's NPI, 1962664540, was assigned on June 25, 2008. Dr. Kao holds Illinois license 036128026.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1962664540NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153593587
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (312) 755-4706
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao practices at UChicago Medicine Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana
Dr. Kao's primary practice is UChicago Medicine Crown Point, at 10855 Virginia Street, Crown Point, IN 46307 in Lake County. The practice phone is (312) 755-4706.
- UChicago Medicine Crown Point10855 Virginia Street, Crown Point, IN 46307 · Lake CountyPhone(312) 755-4706
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kao's primary practice is UChicago Medicine Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana, part of The University of Chicago. Dr. Kao is also affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. The medical group on file is UChicago Medicine Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kao to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
University of Chicago Medical CenterUChicago Medicine Physicians1 medical groupName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kao practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UChicago Medicine Crown Point | 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. Cheng-Kai Kao is one of 462 hospitalists in Indiana
Hospitalist is Dr. Kao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kao's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, IllinoisPrimary
- Student in an organized health care education/training program, Pennsylvania
Hospitalists near Dr. Kao
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462hospitalists in Indiana21hospitalists in Crown Point2hospitalists at UChicago Medicine Crown Point
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao billed Medicare for 70 services in 2023
CMS data shows 70 Medicare services from Dr. Kao across 2 procedure codes in 2023, for 18 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,774 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202370
Medicare patients18
Paid by Medicare$7,774
Procedure codes2
Dr. Kao's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 1032023: 7032%
Dr. Kao compared with the Indiana median for hospitalists, 2023
- Dr. Kao
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 70vs 56088% below
- Medicare patients
- 18vs 27794% below
- Part D claims
- 11vs 12391% below
Medians across 446 hospitalists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kao's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
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. Cheng-Kai Kao treated 18 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68
CMS counts 18 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kao in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.95, 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. Kao's median patient age at 62, with 0% women.
Medicare patients, 202418
Average age68
Average risk score1.95
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kao's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol72%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
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 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women0%
- Men100%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kao wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims for 11 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $71 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 202433
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$71
Part D patients11
Dr. Kao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic29 claims88%
- Brand-name and other4 claims12%
Dr. Kao's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
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
How Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao takes part in Medicare
Dr. Kao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Kao, published from 2010 to 2024. Dr. Kao's most frequent co-authors are Geoffrey Douglas Barnes, MD, Allison H. Bartlett and Sean I. Bernstein.
Papers6
Years published2010 to 2024
Dr. Kao's papers by year, 2010 to 2024
Dr. Kao's most frequent co-authors
- Geoffrey Douglas Barnes, MD1 shared paper
- Allison H. Bartlett1 shared paper
- Sean I. Bernstein1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Kao
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao received $3,946 in industry payments from 2019 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Kao from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $3,521.
General payments to Dr. Kao by program year, 2019 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Kao by kind, 2019 to 2024
$3.9Kin total
- Consulting fees$3,05077%
- Travel and lodging$73219%
- Food and beverage$1644%
Companies that paid Dr. Kao the most, 2019 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Cheng-Kai 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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao's NPI number?
Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao's NPI number is 1962664540. It was assigned on June 25, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao?
Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao is a hospitalist in Crown Point, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao practice?
Dr. Kao practices at 10855 Virginia Street, Crown Point, IN 46307. Dr. Kao's primary practice is UChicago Medicine Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana, part of The University of Chicago. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kao to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kao is (312) 755-4706.
What is Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao's medical license number?
Dr. Kao holds Illinois license 036128026, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kao in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao affiliated with?
Dr. Kao practices at UChicago Medicine Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana. Dr. Kao is also affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao part of?
Dr. Kao is linked to UChicago Medicine Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Kao to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kao billed Medicare for 70 services in 2023, and Dr. Kao accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao see?
CMS counts 18 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kao in 2024, with an average age of 68.
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What services does Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Kao's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
What drugs does Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao prescribe most?
In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluticasone Propionate.
Has Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,946 in general payments to Dr. Kao from 2 companies from 2019 to 2024. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao been practicing?
Dr. Kao graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Kao, published from 2010 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Cheng-Kai Kao publish with?
Dr. Kao's most frequent co-authors are Geoffrey Douglas Barnes, MD (1 shared paper), Allison H. Bartlett (1 shared paper) and Sean I. Bernstein (1 shared paper).
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