Dr. Melissa Ling Mao, MD

Dr. Mao practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine.

Dr. Mao's NPI, 1245594498, was assigned on July 2, 2012. Dr. Mao graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Mao holds California license A167735.

Dr. Mao's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange, at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 456-7890.

Dr. Mao's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. The medical group on file is UCI Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mao to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Mao practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Mao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Mao is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Mao's licenses on file in 5 states: California, Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 165 Medicare services from Dr. Mao across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 106 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,545 for them.

CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, 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. Mao's median patient age at 61, with 65% women.

In 2024, Dr. Mao wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs.

Dr. Mao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Mao as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Mao, published from 2015 to 2022. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Diaphragm, Postoperative Complications and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Mao has published most often in Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. Dr. Mao's most frequent co-authors are William Richard Burfeind, MD, John I. Lew, MD and John J. Brady, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Mao from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Corcept Therapeutics paid the most, $313.

Dr. Mao graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Mao is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.