Dr. Chia Chi Kao, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Consultation $500
Kao Plastic Surgery - Santa Monica
900 Wilshire Blvd, California
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Specialties
- Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Procedures & Services
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Industry Payments
Federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) requires drug and medical-device companies to report anything of value they give to a physician — consulting and speaking fees, research funding, travel, royalties, and even meals. Medicare publishes all of it in a public database called Open Payments. We show it here so you don't have to go looking for it.
Total received (2024)
$143
Payments
8
Compared to peers
Small
Dr. Chia Chi Kao received $143 across 8 payments in 2024. That is in the lower half for physicians here — totals this size are typically meals at sponsored talks. Most of it was categorised as food and beverage, and the largest single payer was ABBVIE INC..
What this means for your care
- A disclosed payment is a business relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing, and it says nothing on its own about the quality of your care.
- Most payments are small. Across the physicians listed on NavMDs, the single most common category is food and beverage at industry-sponsored talks.
- Larger consulting, speaking or royalty payments mean an ongoing financial relationship with a company whose products your doctor may use or recommend. That is worth knowing about, and it is reasonable to ask about.
- A fair question to ask: “Do you have a financial relationship with the maker of the implant, filler or device you're recommending — and what alternatives did you consider?”
Source: CMS Open Payments, the federal database created by the Sunshine Act. View the full record on CMS Open Payments ↗
Average Cost of Surgery
Healthcare costs shouldn't be a mystery. Below, you'll find crowdsourced data on the actual costs of surgeries performed by Dr. Chia Chi Kao, submitted anonymously by the patient community. Use this as a guide to better anticipate your own expenses. Please note that final costs can vary based on your specific medical needs.
3 Days Post-op
$3,000
Facelift
$70,000
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Location & Contact Information
Kao Plastic Surgery - Santa Monica
900 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, California 90401
Office Information
Where does Dr. Chia Chi Kao practice?
Doctor's Office
Kao Plastic Surgery - Santa Monica (Primary)
900 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, California 90401
KAO Aesthetics - Santa Monica
900 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, California 90401
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