Total Payments
$4,442
2024 Payments
$348.84
Companies
20
Transactions
60
Medicare Patients
127
Medicare Billing
$10,394
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,942 (43.7%)
Education$1,500 (33.8%)
Other$1,000 (22.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,942 | 58 | 43.7% |
| Education | $1,500 | 1 | 33.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,000 | 1 | 22.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $2,500 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $405.20 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Axonics, Inc. | $384.68 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Teleflex LLC | $144.09 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Retrophin, Inc. | $134.73 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $129.42 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| UROVANT SCIENCES INC | $127.57 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| COLOPLAST CORP | $119.71 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $112.95 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $70.11 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $348.84 | 12 | Teleflex LLC ($131.78) |
| 2023 | $2,070 | 20 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,500) |
| 2022 | $1,631 | 23 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,000) |
| 2021 | $230.62 | 2 | Axonics, Inc. ($157.73) |
| 2020 | $26.81 | 1 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($26.81) |
| 2019 | $22.07 | 1 | Retrophin, Inc. ($22.07) |
| 2018 | $112.66 | 1 | Retrophin, Inc. ($112.66) |
All Payment Transactions
60 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | COLOPLAST CORP | Luja Coude (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Continence Care | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation | AQUABEAM SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.81 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation | AQUABEAM SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.91 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | PROLARIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Endo USA, Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological), EDEX, AVEED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.82 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Teleflex LLC | UROLIFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.23 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL UROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.76 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.97 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.48 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Teleflex LLC | UROLIFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.55 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL UROLOGY | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.61 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | COLOPLAST CORP | Luja Coude (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.73 | General |
| Category: Continence Care | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.48 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Coloplast Corp | SpeediCath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.33 | General |
| Category: Continence Care | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device), Bulkamid | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.85 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | PROLARIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.45 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/06/2023 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | ORGOVYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.32 | General |
| Category: HORMONE THERAPY | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological), LYNPARZA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.51 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/05/2023 | Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | PROLARIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.21 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/11/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LYNPARZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.18 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 08/01/2023 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Xtandi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 06/30/2023 | Coloplast Corp | SpeediCath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.47 | General |
| Category: Continence Care | ||||||
| 06/27/2023 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.72 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 06/09/2023 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.89 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 93 | 101 | $27,362 | $8,063 |
| 2022 | 2 | 34 | 34 | $8,054 | $2,331 |
Total Patients
127
Total Services
135
Medicare Billing
$10,394
Procedure Codes
6
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 49 | $10,833 | $2,755 | 25.4% |
| 52204 | Biopsy of bladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 20 | $6,600 | $1,981 | 30.0% |
| 55700 | Biopsy of prostate gland | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $5,399 | $1,946 | 36.0% |
| 52332 | Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $4,530 | $1,381 | 30.5% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $5,085 | $1,264 | 24.9% |
| 55700 | Biopsy of prostate gland | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,969 | $1,067 | 35.9% |
About Dr. David Cao, MD
Dr. David Cao, MD is a Urology healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/14/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1366972143.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Cao, MD has received a total of $4,442 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $348.84 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 60 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,942).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cao has provided services to 127 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 135 services with total Medicare billing of $10,394. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 06/14/2017
- Last Updated 06/14/2017
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1366972143
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $1,500
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $1,000
- Axonics (Device) $226.95
- LITHOCLAST (Device) $180.92
- Axonics r-SNM System (Device) $157.73
- UROLIFT (Device) $144.09
- (815) Thiola (Drug) $134.73
- iTIND System (Device) $129.42
- GEMTESA (Drug) $127.57
- LYNPARZA (Drug) $112.95
- LithoVue (Device) $88.27
- General - Erectile Dysfunction (Device) $72.89
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $70.11
- PROLARIS (Device) $61.49
- AQUABEAM SYSTEM (Device) $59.72
- Luja Coude (Device) $49.87
- Myrbetriq (Drug) $45.95
- Titan (Device) $39.04
- SpeediCath (Device) $30.80
- SPACEOAR (Device) $26.81
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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