James J Chao MD Facs a Professional Corporation

Primary specialty

Plastic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208200000X

Legal business name

JAMES J CHAO MD FACS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Practice address

499 N El Camino Real
Suite C-200
Encinitas, CA 92024-1366

Phone

(760) 635-7800

Fax

(750) 635-7801

NPI assigned

Oct 30, 2012

Organization subpart

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name

Audrey Lafrance

Title

Administrative Assistant

Phone

(858) 571-0606

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Enrollment records 1

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/10269/brand/2/csg/1/fhir/r4

Practitioners 7

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

• Rebeccah Rhenae Rodriguez, D.O.

  • Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Encinitas, CA
  • NPI 1922288802
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• James J Chao, MD

  • Plastic Surgery Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1093740789
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Steven L Chen, M.D.

  • Surgical Oncology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1366410086
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Charleston Chua, M.D.

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician
  • La Mesa, CA
  • NPI 1881937449
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Anisa M Yalom, MD

  • Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician
  • San Marcos, CA
  • NPI 1164679908

  Multi-Specialty

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Jessica Saya Collins, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

  • Plastic Surgery Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1629321203
  Medicare reassignment
• Matthew Jon Gargulinski, D.O.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Woodland, CA
  • NPI 1235350836
  Medicare reassignment

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1766966400000",
    "number": "1861746703",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "499 N EL CAMINO REAL STE C200",
            "city": "ENCINITAS",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "920241358",
            "telephone_number": "760-635-7800",
            "fax_number": "750-635-7801"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "499 N EL CAMINO REAL",
            "address_2": "SUITE C-200",
            "city": "ENCINITAS",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "920241366",
            "telephone_number": "760-635-7800",
            "fax_number": "750-635-7801"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "JAMES J CHAO MD FACS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-10-30",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-29",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-29",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "LAFRANCE",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "AUDREY",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "858-571-0606"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "208200000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
            "desc": "Plastic Surgery",
            "state": null,
            "license": null,
            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "2082S0105X",
            "taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
            "desc": "Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand",
            "state": null,
            "license": null,
            "primary": false
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Jihad Jaffer, MD
• Nirmala Jagannath, LCSW
• Lindsey Jagoe, FNP
• Sima Jalilizeinali
• James B Shaw, MD, PC (MD Pain Specialists)
• James Lawson, DDS
• James P Hatfield DPM Inc (Encinitas Podiatry Group)
• James W. Ochi, MD a Medical Corporation (Children's ENT of San Diego, Inc.)
• Jamieson Glenn, MD, Inc.
• Sami I Jamil, PT, DPT

• Plastic Surgery Physician in Encinitas, CA
• Providers in Encinitas, CA by specialty
• Plastic Surgery Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 29, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.