What is Er-Kai Gao's specialty?

Er-Kai Gao (NPI 1710064944) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in La Mesa, CA.

Where does Er-Kai Gao practice?

Er-Kai Gao practices in La Mesa, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1710064944.

How much does Medicare pay Er-Kai Gao?

Er-Kai Gao (NPI 1710064944) received approximately $495K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,026 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1710064944

Er-Kai GaoM.D.

NeurologyLa Mesa, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,202

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,784

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$486K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,670 Neurology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 581).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

765

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$757K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin141 claims

Donepezil Hcl87 claims

Carbidopa/Levodopa55 claims

Memantine Hcl46 claims

Levetiracetam43 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

22.8

Quality

0.0

Cost

75.9

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.27%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$6K

Payment records

208

By payment type

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$1

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$1

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Er-Kai Gao's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	54	183
Nassir Azimi Cardiology · La Mesa, CA	50	220
Yu Cheng Neurology · La Mesa, CA	50	111
Scott Musicant Vascular Surgery · La Mesa, CA	44	105
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	44	109
Ronald Goldberg Cardiology · La Mesa, CA	36	131
Michael Naumann Diagnostic Radiology · Temple, TX	33	138
Thomas Terramani Interventional Radiology · La Mesa, CA	26	60
CITY OF EL CAJON	25	53
HEARTLAND PARAMEDICS-CSA 69 COUNTY SERVICE AREA 69 EMS	24	66
Alborz Hassankhani Cardiology · La Mesa, CA	24	116
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	22	81

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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