Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Joy Gao, DNP

Individual provider Family Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1659042521

Joy Gao, DNP is a Family Nurse Practitioner in LA Mesa, California. Practices as a sole proprietor and works from 2 locations. Licensed in California.

Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2021
What do these letters mean?
DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
The highest clinical degree in nursing.

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Practice location Address checks out

8851 Center Dr Ste 603
LA Mesa, CA 91942-3063
Phone: (619) 667-4545
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 7677 Mission Gorge Rd Unit 136, San Diego, CA 92120-1365 — (909) 957-9323

Specialties & licences

Family Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363LF0000X · Licence 95018214 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1659042521
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DNP
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedSeptember 21, 2021
Last updated in NPPESMarch 2, 2023
Certification dateMarch 2, 2023

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $8,480 288 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $1 1 payment · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

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