Total Payments
$3,396
2023 Payments
$2,497
Companies
8
Transactions
12
Medicare Patients
1,453
Medicare Billing
$211,158
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$2,470 (72.7%)
Food & Beverage$414.69 (12.2%)
Education$336.62 (9.9%)
Other$174.21 (5.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $2,470 | 2 | 72.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $414.69 | 7 | 12.2% |
| Education | $336.62 | 2 | 9.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $174.21 | 1 | 5.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $2,470 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $336.62 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Lumenis, Inc | $174.21 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $161.54 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $116.31 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $92.42 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| PENTAX of America, Inc. | $27.38 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $17.04 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,497 | 3 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($2,470) |
| 2022 | $161.54 | 1 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($161.54) |
| 2021 | $136.86 | 2 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($116.31) |
| 2020 | $202.14 | 2 | Lumenis, Inc ($174.21) |
| 2019 | $353.66 | 3 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($336.62) |
| 2018 | $43.94 | 1 | Olympus America Inc. ($43.94) |
All Payment Transactions
12 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/08/2023 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,710.00 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $760.00 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | PENTAX of America, Inc. | Pentax of America (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.38 | General |
| Category: Laryngology | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Therapies (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.54 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_URO | ||||||
| 11/03/2021 | Olympus America Inc. | RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.55 | General |
| Category: Ear, Nose, Throat | ||||||
| 08/18/2021 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | OMNI-TRACT (Device), INTEGRA PADGETT DERMATOMES, INTEGRA DUO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.31 | General |
| Category: PRECISION TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 03/03/2020 | Olympus America Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.93 | General |
| Category: ENT Products | ||||||
| 01/14/2020 | Lumenis, Inc | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $174.21 | General |
| 11/12/2019 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.04 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 10/08/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Coblation Wands (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $169.99 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Resection | ||||||
| 09/26/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Coblation Wands (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $166.63 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Resection | ||||||
| 10/06/2018 | Olympus America Inc. | Olympus ENT Fiber Scopes (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.94 | General |
| Category: ENT Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 430 | 536 | $592,239 | $68,580 |
| 2022 | 6 | 234 | 271 | $171,042 | $31,121 |
| 2021 | 8 | 455 | 596 | $199,811 | $73,544 |
| 2020 | 9 | 334 | 420 | $115,697 | $37,912 |
Total Patients
1,453
Total Services
1,823
Medicare Billing
$211,158
Procedure Codes
47
All Medicare Procedures & Services
47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 95 | 124 | $196,568 | $20,495 | 10.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 95 | $40,321 | $10,070 | 25.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 60 | $34,410 | $8,833 | 25.7% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 77 | $202,510 | $8,083 | 4.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 58 | $20,503 | $4,809 | 23.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 29 | $16,471 | $3,536 | 21.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $15,879 | $3,255 | 20.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $14,480 | $3,141 | 21.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $13,934 | $2,660 | 19.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $11,667 | $2,335 | 20.0% |
| 31571 | Injection into vocal cords using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $25,496 | $1,365 | 5.4% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 30 | 36 | $26,400 | $6,119 | 23.2% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 54 | 61 | $79,860 | $6,109 | 7.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 37 | $9,731 | $4,056 | 41.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 44 | $11,590 | $3,622 | 31.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 24 | $9,532 | $3,487 | 36.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 24 | $11,217 | $2,904 | 25.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $9,147 | $2,314 | 25.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $8,340 | $1,894 | 22.7% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $5,225 | $614.64 | 11.8% |
| 31579 | Examination to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Office | 2021 | 77 | 100 | $49,600 | $18,453 | 37.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 57 | 94 | $24,722 | $10,941 | 44.3% |
| 31579 | Examination to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 63 | 90 | $29,520 | $9,441 | 32.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 30 | 47 | $16,591 | $7,583 | 45.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 56 | 77 | $19,327 | $6,415 | 33.2% |
About Dr. William Gao, MD
Dr. William Gao, MD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Washington, District of Columbia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/17/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1427492727.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Gao, MD has received a total of $3,396 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,497 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 12 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($2,470).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gao has provided services to 1,453 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,823 services with total Medicare billing of $211,158. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Otolaryngology
- Location Washington, DC
- Active Since 04/17/2013
- Last Updated 07/04/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1427492727
Products in Payments
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $2,470
- Coblation Wands (Device) $336.62
- General - Therapies (Device) $161.54
- OMNI-TRACT (Device) $116.31
- Olympus ENT Fiber Scopes (Device) $43.94
- Pentax of America (Device) $27.38
- RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE (Device) $20.55
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $17.04
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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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