Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD

Dr. Dao practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Dao's NPI, 1376804567, was assigned on June 4, 2012. Dr. Dao graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 2006. Dr. Dao's California license number on file is A103782.

Dr. Dao's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Dao's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Dao is also affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dao to 3 more hospitals, 5 medical groups and 4 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dao practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Dao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Dao is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Dao has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, circulation problems, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Dao treats.

CMS data shows 1,590 Medicare services from Dr. Dao across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 924 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $94,627 for them.

CMS counts 924 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 402 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dao's median patient age at 63, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dao wrote 1,545 Medicare Part D claims for 252 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,413 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $407,269 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 993 claims across 20 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Dao for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dao as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Dao in 2020. The most frequent topics are Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Artery Disease and Coronary Stenosis. Dr. Dao has published most often in Int J Cardiol. Dr. Dao's most frequent co-authors are William Fuller Fearon, MD, David V. Daniels, MD and Michael Peter Fischbein, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Dao from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $150.

Dr. Dao graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 2006. Dr. Dao is a member of ACC.

Dr. Dao is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.