Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Tom Chao, MD

Individual provider Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · NPI 1710117163

Tom Chao, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Bakersfield, California. Graduated from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2009, 17 years ago. Practices with Newport Care Medical Group Inc, a 20-clinician group, works from 2 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
17
Trained at
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2009
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
Phone: (661) 326-2000
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 3851 Katella Ave Ste 150, Los Alamitos, CA 90720-3353 — (562) 314-1400

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence A113067 (CA)
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Taxonomy 207XX0005X · Licence A113067 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1710117163
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJuly 20, 2009
Last updated in NPPESApril 26, 2021
Certification dateApril 26, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2009 (17 years in practice)
Group practice Newport Care Medical Group Inc — 20 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients74
Services billed 347 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $379 5 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Newport Care Medical Group Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 20 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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