Dr. Bruce Ming Gao, MD

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

Dr. Gao's NPI, 1750065884, was assigned on June 9, 2023. Dr. Gao graduated from University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Gao's California license number on file is A188603.

Dr. Gao'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. Gao's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. Dr. Gao is also affiliated with Hoag Hospital Newport Beach. The medical group on file is UCI Health Center for Urological Care.

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

Urology is Dr. Gao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Gao has a license on file in California.

CMS data shows 96 Medicare services from Dr. Gao across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 97 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,638 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 97 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 47% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.18, 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. Gao's median patient age at 64, with 33% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gao wrote 109 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 19 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $2,145 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Gao for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Gao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gao as offering telehealth. CMS counts 29 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Gao, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Gao, published from 2017 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Prostatic Hyperplasia, Kidney Neoplasms and Kidney Pelvis. Dr. Gao has published most often in J Endourol. Dr. Gao's most frequent co-authors are Ralph V. Clayman, MD, Jaime Landman, MD and Roshan Patel, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Gao from 7 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $1,432.

Dr. Gao graduated from University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine in 2018.

Dr. Gao is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.