Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $3,335 | 2 | 82.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $714.88 | 23 | 17.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca UK Limited | $3,335 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $239.67 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $133.22 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $97.75 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $77.23 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Celgene Corporation | $54.64 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $28.45 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $22.87 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $20.06 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18.82 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $77.86 | 4 | Celgene Corporation ($39.55) |
| 2023 | $424.18 | 11 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($133.22) |
| 2022 | $1,727 | 3 | AstraZeneca UK Limited ($1,595) |
| 2020 | $1,758 | 3 | AstraZeneca UK Limited ($1,740) |
| 2019 | $35.64 | 2 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. ($20.06) |
| 2018 | $26.76 | 2 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($22.87) |
All Payment Transactions
25 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.82 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug), LINZESS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.49 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.99 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.56 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | VIBERZI (Drug), LINZESS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.86 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), VELSIPITY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.07 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 10/17/2023 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.09 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.41 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/06/2023 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.64 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.99 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), PAXLOVID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.32 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | DIFICID (Drug), RECARBRIO, ZERBAXA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.45 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | OCALIVA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.77 | General |
| Category: Hepatology / Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 04/11/2023 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $133.22 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 03/30/2023 | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | OCALIVA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.36 | General |
| Category: Hepatology / Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 08/18/2022 | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | OCALIVA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.54 | General |
| Category: Hepatology / Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 01/31/2022 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), INFLECTRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.62 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 01/06/2022 | AstraZeneca UK Limited | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,595.00 | General |
| 12/14/2020 | AstraZeneca UK Limited | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,740.00 | General |
| 02/27/2020 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | STELARA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.11 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 02/06/2020 | Romark Laboratories, LC | ALINIA (Drug), ALINIA, ALINIA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.17 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 09/05/2019 | PFIZER INC. | INFLECTRA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.58 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION | ||||||
| 03/05/2019 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | Entyvio (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.06 | General |
| Category: Lower GI | ||||||
| 09/17/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.87 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/07/2018 | Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc. | Sureclip (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.89 | General |
| Category: GI Endoscopy | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 263 | 271 | $186,869 | $29,718 |
| 2022 | 5 | 184 | 185 | $133,571 | $18,995 |
| 2021 | 8 | 375 | 380 | $202,079 | $34,244 |
| 2020 | 9 | 347 | 359 | $175,988 | $35,148 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
29 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 45 | $47,430 | $6,819 | 14.4% |
| 45390 | Removal of large bowel tissue using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $16,776 | $6,414 | 38.2% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 79 | $73,786 | $6,183 | 8.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $12,390 | $4,453 | 35.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 36 | $8,568 | $2,934 | 34.2% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $25,203 | $1,955 | 7.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,716 | $960.88 | 35.4% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 42 | $44,268 | $7,315 | 16.5% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 62 | 62 | $57,908 | $4,721 | 8.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $9,145 | $3,280 | 35.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 32 | $7,616 | $2,546 | 33.4% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $14,634 | $1,134 | 7.7% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths in large bowel using an endoscope (colonoscopy) using a mechanical snare | Facility | 2021 | 55 | 55 | $57,970 | $10,193 | 17.6% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of the large bowel using an endoscope (colonoscopy) | Facility | 2021 | 83 | 83 | $77,522 | $5,935 | 7.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 49 | 51 | $10,344 | $4,394 | 42.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 38 | 38 | $11,210 | $3,853 | 34.4% |
| U0003 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r | Office | 2021 | 50 | 51 | $6,834 | $3,825 | 56.0% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 37 | 38 | $27,298 | $2,394 | 8.8% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $8,606 | $2,374 | 27.6% |
| U0005 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within | Office | 2021 | 50 | 51 | $2,295 | $1,275 | 55.6% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 44 | 45 | $47,430 | $9,223 | 19.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 80 | 88 | $16,896 | $6,917 | 40.9% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 68 | 68 | $63,512 | $5,622 | 8.9% |
| U0003 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r | Office | 2020 | 36 | 37 | $4,958 | $3,700 | 74.6% |
| U0002 | 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc | Office | 2020 | 43 | 45 | $3,150 | $2,309 | 73.3% |
About Weiwei Cao, M.D., PHD
Weiwei Cao, M.D., PHD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Cedar Park, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/29/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992987283.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Weiwei Cao, M.D., PHD has received a total of $4,050 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $77.86 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 25 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($3,335).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cao has provided services to 1,169 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,195 services with total Medicare billing of $118,104. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 29 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology
- Location Cedar Park, TX
- Active Since 11/29/2007
- Last Updated 12/23/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1992987283
Products in Payments
- OCALIVA (Drug) $239.67
- ZEPOSIA (Drug) $187.86
- XELJANZ (Drug) $61.65
- RINVOQ (Biological) $54.40
- DIFICID (Drug) $28.45
- VIBERZI (Drug) $23.86
- INTERSTIM (Device) $22.87
- Entyvio (Biological) $20.06
- CREON (Drug) $19.49
- VOQUEZNA (Drug) $18.82
- INFLECTRA (Biological) $15.58
- STELARA (Biological) $13.11
- ALINIA (Drug) $5.17
- Sureclip (Device) $3.89
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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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