What is Lei Gao's specialty?

Lei Gao (NPI 1891978177) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Burien, WA.

Where does Lei Gao practice?

Lei Gao practices in Burien, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891978177.

How much does Medicare pay Lei Gao?

Lei Gao (NPI 1891978177) received approximately $102K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 765 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891978177

Lei GaoMD

PRACTICEHEARTBEAT MEDICAL INSTITUTE PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyBurien, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,393

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,660

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$97K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 305 Cardiology providers in WA — below median (cohort median 2,026).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,056

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$977K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate677 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium505 claims

Furosemide418 claims

Rivaroxaban389 claims

Losartan Potassium330 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$346

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$346

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$346

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lei 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). 79 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EAST BATON ROUGE MEDICAL CENTER LLC	993	5,448
Bahji Khuri Interventional Cardiology · Baton Rouge, LA	208	901
Zhe Zheng Cardiology · Baton Rouge, LA	148	406
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	146	395
Brian Jones Interventional Cardiology · Baton Rouge, LA	144	402
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL INC.	105	323
David Alleva Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	80	131
James Fletcher Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	72	198
William Gregoire Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	71	138
Robert Newsome Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	71	148
Byron May Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	71	174
Nancy Chandler Diagnostic Radiology · Farmington, NM	68	100

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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