Tom Chao, MD in Bakersfield, CA - Medicare Orthopedic Surgery

Tom Chao, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery" physician in Bakersfield, California. He went to University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine and graduated in 2009 and has 15 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Orthopedic Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Newport Care Medical Group Inc and his current practice location is 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (661) 326-2000.

Tom Chao is licensed to practice in California (license number A113067) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1710117163.

Contact Information

	Tom Chao, MD
	1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
	(661) 326-2000
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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Tom Chao
Gender	Male
Speciality	Orthopedic Surgery
Experience	15 Years
Location	1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, California
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Tom Chao attended and graduated from University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine in 2009

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1710117163
Provider Enumeration Date: 07/20/2009
Last Update Date: 04/26/2021

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1557659323
Enrollment ID: I20161011000814

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Tom Chao such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1710117163	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207XX0005X	Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine	A113067 (California)	Secondary
207X00000X	Orthopaedic Surgery	A113067 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Los Alamitos Medical Center	Los alamitos, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Newport Care Medical Group Inc	6901033521	21

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Tom Chao allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Newport Care Medical Group Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1528401783 PECOS PAC ID: 6901033521 Enrollment ID: O20131205000911

Entity Name	Kern County Hospital Authority
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1376623538 PECOS PAC ID: 4688964521 Enrollment ID: O20160915002690

Entity Name	Orthowest
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1760007330 PECOS PAC ID: 3072932623 Enrollment ID: O20200930002560

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Tom Chao is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Tom Chao, MD 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018 Ph: (661) 326-2000	Tom Chao, MD 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018 Ph: (661) 326-2000

Reviews and Comments

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Tom Chao, MD - Medicare Orthopedic Surgery in Bakersfield, CA