Total Payments
$103,141
2024 Payments
$16,230
Companies
37
Transactions
589
Medicare Patients
3,563
Medicare Billing
$389,117
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$61,228 (59.4%)
Food & Beverage$25,664 (24.9%)
Other$15,627 (15.2%)
Education$513.91 (0.5%)
Gifts$75.13 (0.1%)
Research$33.14 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $61,228 | 173 | 59.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $25,664 | 400 | 24.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $8,400 | 4 | 8.1% |
| Honoraria | $7,194 | 3 | 7.0% |
| Education | $513.91 | 6 | 0.5% |
| Gift | $75.13 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Unspecified | $33.14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Entertainment | $32.82 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$103,108
588 transactions
Research
$33.14
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $37,371 | 89 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $16,067 | 77 | $0 (2024) |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | $10,271 | 31 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $8,846 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $6,351 | 60 | $0 (2020) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $3,563 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $3,227 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $3,062 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $2,915 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $2,302 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,230 | 66 | Medtronic, Inc. ($9,835) |
| 2023 | $15,470 | 85 | Penumbra, Inc. ($9,057) |
| 2022 | $21,574 | 103 | Penumbra, Inc. ($7,838) |
| 2021 | $16,636 | 63 | Chiesi USA, Inc. ($7,337) |
| 2020 | $4,963 | 30 | Penumbra, Inc. ($2,833) |
| 2019 | $17,818 | 126 | Penumbra, Inc. ($10,950) |
| 2018 | $6,067 | 67 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($1,984) |
| 2017 | $4,383 | 49 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($3,798) |
All Payment Transactions
589 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 24
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ABRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.80 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $211.61 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.09 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7,057.11 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $195.01 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | IN.PACT ADMIRAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.26 | General |
| Category: Drug-Coated Balloons | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.75 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $292.00 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $233.33 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.55 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $85.86 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $230.00 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.18 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $65.49 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.11 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.56 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $230.00 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.31 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.86 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $197.00 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $191.05 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.41 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRPCI | ABIOMED | $33.14 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 972 | 1,607 | $466,244 | $119,659 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,004 | 1,671 | $485,204 | $127,053 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,015 | 1,444 | $378,700 | $98,432 |
| 2020 | 16 | 572 | 768 | $336,536 | $43,972 |
Total Patients
3,563
Total Services
5,490
Medicare Billing
$389,117
Procedure Codes
79
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 84 | 407 | $117,623 | $36,066 | 30.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 215 | $42,528 | $13,015 | 30.6% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 33 | 35 | $42,423 | $10,167 | 24.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 106 | $31,588 | $9,516 | 30.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 101 | 155 | $31,310 | $9,481 | 30.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 71 | 75 | $27,700 | $7,205 | 26.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 50 | $28,038 | $6,123 | 21.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 119 | 122 | $25,010 | $5,982 | 23.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 43 | 45 | $33,075 | $5,695 | 17.2% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 20 | 84 | $13,020 | $3,654 | 28.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $13,680 | $3,273 | 23.9% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $14,720 | $3,270 | 22.2% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $17,940 | $1,712 | 9.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 110 | 136 | $7,888 | $1,332 | 16.9% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $6,528 | $1,130 | 17.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,512 | $950.10 | 21.1% |
| 93224 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $4,536 | $687.70 | 15.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $2,541 | $312.51 | 12.3% |
| 93356 | Heart muscle strain imaging | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,584 | $88.00 | 5.6% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 89 | 470 | $129,114 | $36,539 | 28.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 95 | 141 | $39,138 | $10,928 | 27.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 68 | 71 | $49,176 | $10,206 | 20.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 79 | 186 | $35,476 | $10,141 | 28.6% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $29,552 | $8,069 | 27.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 70 | 76 | $27,485 | $7,275 | 26.5% |
About Dr. Tu Cao, DO
Dr. Tu Cao, DO is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in El Paso, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/20/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316238736.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Tu Cao, DO has received a total of $103,141 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $16,230 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 589 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($61,228).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cao has provided services to 3,563 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,490 services with total Medicare billing of $389,117. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location El Paso, TX
- Active Since 04/20/2011
- Last Updated 08/27/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316238736
Products in Payments
- Indigo System (Device) $19,494
- Indigo (Device) $11,164
- KENGREAL (Drug) $10,259
- HAWKONE (Device) $7,615
- Resolute (Device) $3,923
- Penumbra Coil 400 (Device) $3,678
- AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) $3,563
- Impella (Device) $3,227
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $2,915
- Penumbra Ruby Coil (Device) $2,456
- Omnilink Elite vascular stent system (Device) $2,233
- MICRA (Device) $2,192
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $2,083
- IVUS Systems (Device) $1,977
- SUPERA (Device) $1,826
- IN.PACT ADMIRAL (Device) $1,809
- Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $1,721
- PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) $1,509
- (BH4) IGT Devices Undivided (Device) $1,431
- HawkOne (Device) $1,416
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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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