Dr. Min Gao, MD

  • Abilene, TX
  • Internist
NPI1134155005PAC ID7214084359
Medicare services, 2024
1,636
Medicare patients, 2024
417
Part D claims, 2024
25,670
Publications
128
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
5302 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX 79606
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Primary practice

Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Abilene, Texas

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Dr. Min Gao is an internist in Abilene, Texas

Dr. Gao practices at Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPD in Abilene, Texas.

Dr. Gao's NPI, 1134155005, was assigned on June 23, 2006. Dr. Gao graduated from Beijing Medical University in 1983. Dr. Gao holds Texas license N2518.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7214084359
NPI enumeration date
June 23, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Min Gao practices at Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPD in Abilene, Texas

Dr. Gao's primary practice is Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPD, at 5302 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX 79606.

  • Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPD
    5302 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX 79606

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Dr. Min Gao is affiliated with 13 sites of care and 6 medical groups

Dr. Gao's primary practice is Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPD in Abilene, Texas. Dr. Gao is also affiliated with Hendrick Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hendrick Provider Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gao to 6 more group practices and clinics, 5 medical groups, 4 home health agencies and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account. Dr. Gao's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Min Gao's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gao practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+12 more sites and 5 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Min Gao is one of 8,437 internists in Texas

Internal medicine is Dr. Gao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Gao is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Gao's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense N2518 · 2009 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Michigan license1989 to 2011

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, ADHD and alzheimer's disease among the conditions Dr. Gao treats.

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Dr. Min Gao billed Medicare for 1,636 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,636 Medicare services from Dr. Gao across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 417 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $104,185 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,636
Medicare patients417
Paid by Medicare$104,185
Procedure codes16

Dr. Gao's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,7302024: 1,30025%
Other services
2023: 1012024: 336233%

Where Dr. Gao's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,13870%
  • In a facility49830%

Dr. Gao compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Gao
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,636vs 5393.0 times
Medicare patients
417vs 1902.2 times
Part D claims
24,643vs 28985.3 times

Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Gao's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Min Gao treated 417 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 417 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gao in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 144 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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 75, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024417
Average age75
Average risk score1.54
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Gao's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Gao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22855%
  • Men18945%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Gao's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol69%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Diabetes41%
  5. Ischemic heart disease37%
  6. Mood disorders30%
  7. Anxiety29%
  8. Chronic kidney disease28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Gao's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Min Gao wrote 25,670 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Gao wrote 25,670 Medicare Part D claims for 887 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24,643 of them, across 250 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,866,758 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 22,839 claims across 241 drugs.

Part D claims, 202425,670
Drugs named by CMS250
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients887

Dr. Gao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic22,163 claims86%
  • Brand-name3,331 claims13%
  • Other176 claims1%

Dr. Gao's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Gao's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids6%1,605 of 25,670 claims
  • Antibiotics2%525 of 25,670 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%166 of 25,670 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 22,8392024: 24,6438%

Drugs named by CMS: 250 in 2024, 241 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Min Gao scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Gao for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Gao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Gao's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 88of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 62of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Min Gao has 128 publications on record

Dmand AI links 128 papers to Dr. Gao, published from 2011 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Myocardial Infarction, Algorithms and British Columbia. Dr. Gao has published most often in Can J Cardiol. Dr. Gao's most frequent co-authors are David A. Wood, MD, Lei Gao, MBBS and Guido Marcucci, MD.

Papers128
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Gao's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Gao writes about most

  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Algorithms
  • British Columbia
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Canada
  • Cell Line, Tumor

Dr. Gao's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Gao

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Min Gao has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Gao to 1 clinical trial.

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Gao

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Min Gao received $1,550 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Gao from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $208.

General payments to Dr. Gao by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Gao by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,548100%
  • Education$30%

Companies that paid Dr. Gao the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Min Gao has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Gao, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Gao

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Min Gao graduated from Beijing Medical University

Dr. Gao graduated from Beijing Medical University in 1983. Dr. Gao is a member of ACP.

  1. Medical schoolBeijing Medical University
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Min Gao accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Gao is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Gao accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO10
  2. PPO9
  3. EPO4
  4. Medicare4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Min Gao's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Min Gao's NPI number?

Dr. Min Gao's NPI number is 1134155005. It was assigned on June 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Min Gao?

Dr. Min Gao is an internist in Abilene, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Min Gao practice?

Dr. Gao practices at 5302 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX 79606. Dr. Gao's primary practice is Radiology-Mri-Hendrick Medical Plaza - 15430 - Radiology-Mri-Hmp - 15430 - HOPD in Abilene, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gao to 6 group practices and clinics, 5 medical groups, 4 home health agencies and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Dr. Min Gao's medical license number?

Dr. Gao holds Texas license N2518, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Min Gao been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Gao in Texas (2009 to 2026) and Michigan (1989 to 2011).

Which hospitals is Dr. Min Gao affiliated with?

Dr. Gao is affiliated with Hendrick Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Min Gao part of?

Dr. Gao is linked to Hendrick Provider Network. Dmand AI links Dr. Gao to 5 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Min Gao accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gao billed Medicare for 1,636 services in 2024, and Dr. Gao accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Min Gao's MIPS score?

Dr. Gao's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Min Gao see?

CMS counts 417 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gao in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Min Gao board certified?

Yes. Dr. Gao is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Min Gao bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Gao's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Min Gao go to medical school?

Dr. Gao graduated from Beijing Medical University in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Min Gao prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Min Gao received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,550 in general payments to Dr. Gao from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Min Gao been practicing?

Dr. Gao graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

Does Dr. Min Gao do research?

Dmand AI links 128 publications to Dr. Gao, published from 2011 to 2025. Dr. Gao has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Min Gao publish with?

Dr. Gao's most frequent co-authors are David A. Wood, MD (4 shared papers), Lei Gao, MBBS (3 shared papers) and Guido Marcucci, MD (3 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Min Gao accept?

Dr. Gao is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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