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Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD

(Dr. Susan Y. Kao, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Oncology, Adult Hematology and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2002)

2001 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 204-6401

Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD is an oncologist in Berkeley, CA specializing in adult oncology, adult hematology and hospital medicine (hospitalist). She graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD is affiliated with PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

2001 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

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Null Berkeley, CA 94704

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	592
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	867
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	66
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	47
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

bone marrow tests	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1037
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	85
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	46
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	700
hospital care	236
inpatient care	236

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	190
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	86
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1060
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	77
Hispanic	15
Asian	107
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	49
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	145
blood draw	357
chemotherapy	145
CT scan	33
doctor visit	1034
hospital care	310
inpatient care	310
lab tests	985
minimally invasive procedures	240
pelvic imaging	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	27
Hispanic	24
Asian	66
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	112
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	39
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	229
blood draw	595
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
chemotherapy	229
CT scan	90
doctor visit	1316
hormone therapy	52
hospital care	240
inpatient care	240
lab tests	1381
minimally invasive procedures	410
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
pelvic imaging	39
thoracic (chest) imaging	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	17
Hispanic	20
Asian	45
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	107
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	37
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	260
blood draw	540
chemotherapy	260
CT scan	97
doctor visit	1203
hormone therapy	79
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218
lab tests	1500
minimally invasive procedures	465
pelvic imaging	37
thoracic (chest) imaging	60

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	43
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	92
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	15
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	21
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	98
blood draw	283
chemotherapy	98
CT scan	50
doctor visit	624
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
lab tests	811
minimally invasive procedures	197
pelvic imaging	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	71
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated as an oncologist in Berkeley, CA were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	28
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	183
blood draw	443
bone marrow tests	11
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
chemotherapy	183
CT scan	67
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	937
hormone therapy	65
hospital care	227
inpatient care	227
lab tests	1169
minimally invasive procedures	328
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
pelvic imaging	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Female	210
Male	132

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	70
Non-Hispanic White	205
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
85 and over	67
75 to 84	116
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	130

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	11
Cancer	37

Education & Training

Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2002. She has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Susan Yu-Shan Kao, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Celgene Corporation	$264 Revlimid $179	Abraxane $44	$41
Amgen Inc.	$233 XGEVA $114	Prolia $55	Blincyto $44	$20
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$225 OPDIVO $200	$26
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$211 LYNPARZA $148	CALQUENCE $25	TAGRISSO $15	$24
Clovis Oncology, Inc.	$138 Rubraca $138
Other	$1,453 KEYTRUDA $125	JEVTANA $91	IMBRUVICA $90	NINLARO $71	Venclexta $63	Other $1,012

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,323
Education	$201

Biography

Dr. Susan Kao's areas of specialization are hospital medicine (hospitalist), adult hematology, and adult oncology; she sees patients in Berkeley, CA and Null Berkeley, CA. Dr. Kao has obtained a license to practice in California.