Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Melissa Chao, MD

Individual provider Anesthesiology Physician · NPI 1891180386

Melissa Chao, MD is a Pain Management in New York, New York. Graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2015, 11 years ago. Practices with Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, a 2,250-clinician group, works from 2 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in New York.

Years since qualifying
11
Trained at
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Licensed in
NY
In the registry since
2015
Specialties on file
3
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

630 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032-3725
Phone: (248) 756-2397
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1790 Broadway Fl 15, New York, NY 10019-1412 — (212) 305-7114

Specialties & licences

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207LP2900X · Licence 291121 (NY)
Anesthesiology Physician Taxonomy 207L00000X · Licence 291121 (NY)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1891180386
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedApril 1, 2015
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 22, 2022
Certification dateFebruary 22, 2022

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPAIN MANAGEMENT
Medical schoolGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2015 (11 years in practice)
Group practice Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York — 2250 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

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 patients35
Services billed 75 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age69

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $34 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2250 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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