Dr. Wendy Gao, MD

  • Puyallup, WA
  • Radiation oncologist
NPI1477852218PAC ID3577880079
Medicare services, 2024
3,392
Medicare patients, 2024
293
Part D claims, 2024
82
Publications
7
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
400 15th SE Ave, Puyallup, WA 98372
Practice phone
Call (253) 272-1077
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Primary practice

Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers

Puyallup, Washington

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Dr. Wendy Gao is a radiation oncologist in Puyallup, Washington

Dr. Gao practices at Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers in Puyallup, Washington.

Dr. Gao's NPI, 1477852218, was assigned on March 18, 2011. Dr. Gao graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2010. Dr. Gao holds Washington license MD60402806.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3577880079
NPI enumeration date
March 18, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(253) 272-1077
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

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

Dr. Wendy Gao practices at Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers in Puyallup, Washington

Dr. Gao's primary practice is Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers, at 400 15th SE Ave, Puyallup, WA 98372 in Pierce County. The practice phone is (253) 272-1077.

  • Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers
    400 15th SE Ave, Puyallup, WA 98372 · Pierce CountyPhone(253) 272-1077

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Wendy Gao is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Gao's primary practice is Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Gao is also affiliated with MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gao to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gao practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology CentersAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Wendy Gao is one of 162 radiation oncologists in Washington

Radiation oncology is Dr. Gao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Gao is licensed in Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Radiation oncology, WashingtonPrimaryLicense MD60402806 · taxonomy 2085R0001X

Radiation oncologists near Dr. Gao

Counts of radiation oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

162radiation oncologists in Washington
3radiation oncologists in Puyallup

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Wendy Gao billed Medicare for 3,392 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,392 Medicare services from Dr. Gao across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 293 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $555,314 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,392
Medicare patients293
Paid by Medicare$555,314
Procedure codes18

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 2,9212024: 2,23324%
Other services
2023: 1,3142024: 95727%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2132024: 2025%

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

  • In an office3,29897%
  • In a facility943%

Dr. Gao compared with the Washington median for radiation oncologists, 2024

  • Dr. Gao
  • Washington median
Medicare services
3,392vs 1,1872.9 times
Medicare patients
293vs 18658% above
Part D claims
17vs 4461% below

Medians across 156 radiation oncologists in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Wendy Gao treated 293 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gao in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 132 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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 72, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024293
Average age75
Average risk score1.57
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Gao's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Gao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15252%
  • Men14148%

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

  1. Cancer75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Arthritis44%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease28%
  7. COPD24%
  8. Chronic kidney disease24%

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 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men38%

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

Dr. Wendy Gao wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Gao wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $83 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 22 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202482
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$83
Part D patients43

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

  • Generic67 claims82%
  • Brand-name15 claims18%

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

  • Opioids13%11 of 82 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: 222024: 1723%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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. Wendy Gao offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Wendy Gao has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Gao, published from 2015 to 2023. 2015 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Radiation Oncology and Risk Management. Dr. Gao has published most often in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Dr. Gao's most frequent co-authors are Gabrielle Martina Kane, MD, Gurleen Dhami, MD and Manjeet J. Chadha, MD.

Papers7
Years published2015 to 2023

Dr. Gao's papers by year, 2015 to 2023

Topics Dr. Gao writes about most

  • Radiation Oncology
  • Risk Management

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. Wendy Gao received $1,515 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Gao from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 75% of the total. RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) paid the most, $382.

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

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

$1.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,13375%
  • Entertainment$38225%

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. Wendy Gao graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Dr. Gao graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

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Sources for Dr. Wendy 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Wendy Gao's NPI number?

Dr. Wendy Gao's NPI number is 1477852218. It was assigned on March 18, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Wendy Gao?

Dr. Wendy Gao is a radiation oncologist in Puyallup, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Radiation Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 2085R0001X).

Where does Dr. Wendy Gao practice?

Dr. Gao practices at 400 15th SE Ave, Puyallup, WA 98372. Dr. Gao's primary practice is Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers in Puyallup, Washington. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gao to 3 hospitals.

What is Dr. Wendy Gao's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Gao is (253) 272-1077.

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

Dr. Gao holds Washington license MD60402806.

Which hospitals is Dr. Wendy Gao affiliated with?

Dr. Gao is affiliated with MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Gao to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Wendy Gao part of?

Dr. Gao is linked to Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers.

Does Dr. Wendy Gao accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gao billed Medicare for 3,392 services in 2024, and Dr. Gao accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Wendy Gao offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Gao as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wendy Gao see?

CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gao in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Wendy Gao bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Gao's most billed Medicare services were radiation oncology (77014), medicare service (G6015) and medicare service (G6012).

Where did Dr. Wendy Gao go to medical school?

Dr. Gao graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2010.

What drugs does Dr. Wendy Gao prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $1,515 in general payments to Dr. Gao from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ).

How long has Dr. Wendy Gao been practicing?

Dr. Gao graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

Does Dr. Wendy Gao do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Gao, published from 2015 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Wendy Gao publish with?

Dr. Gao's most frequent co-authors are Gabrielle Martina Kane, MD (3 shared papers), Gurleen Dhami, MD (2 shared papers) and Manjeet J. Chadha, MD (1 shared paper).

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