Dr. Edward Diao, MD

Dr. Diao practices at Panorama Surgery Center, LLC in San Francisco, California.

Dr. Diao's NPI, 1427009794, was assigned on May 12, 2006. Dr. Diao graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1981. Dr. Diao holds California license G77448.

Dr. Diao's primary practice is Panorama Surgery Center, LLC, at 450 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94108 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 395-9021.

Dr. Diao's primary practice is Panorama Surgery Center, LLC in San Francisco, California. Dr. Diao is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Davies Campus. Dmand AI also links Dr. Diao to 1 more hospital and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Diao practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Diao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Diao is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Diao's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and New York.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst, joint pain and muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain among the conditions Dr. Diao treats.

CMS data shows 460 Medicare services from Dr. Diao across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,987 for them.

CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Diao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 63 patients. 70% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 0.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Diao's median patient age at 62, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Diao wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 99 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $760 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 90 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Diao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Diao as offering telehealth. CMS counts 11 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Diao, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 37 papers to Dr. Diao, published from 2004 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Tendons, Tendon Injuries and Biomechanical Phenomena. Dr. Diao has published most often in J Hand Surg Am. Dr. Diao's most frequent co-authors are David M. Rempel, MD, Jayaram S. Hariharan, MD and Armen Vartany, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 143 general payments to Dr. Diao from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $46,736.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Diao, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. Diao graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1981.

Dr. Diao is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.