Lawrence Chao M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1700896370 is registered to Lawrence Chao M.D., a Internal Medicine practising at 2645 Ocean Ave, Suite 207 in San Francisco, California. Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties. Lawrence Chao M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20120326000788Internal MedicineCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Lawrence Chao M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Lawrence Chao M.D. directly at (415) 333-3302.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1700896370 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (415) 333-3302.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Lawrence Chao M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.