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Dr. Daniel Yao, MD

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(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

Weill Cornell Medical College

795 El Camino Real, Lee Building, Level A
Palo Alto, CA 94301

(650) 321-4121

Dr. Daniel Yao, MD is an urologist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Daniel Yao, MD is affiliated with El Camino Health, Dignity Health and Sequoia Hospital.

Office Locations

795 El Camino Real, Lee Building, Level A
Palo Alto, CA 94301

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

neurostimulation

percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation

In 2023, Dr. Daniel Yao, MD performed more neurostimulation, and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Daniel Yao, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

biopsy

core needle prostate biopsy

diagnostic cystoscopy

prostate biopsy

prostate punch biopsy

urologic procedures

By Affordability:

urine tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Daniel Yao, MD performed more biopsy, core needle prostate biopsy, diagnostic cystoscopy, prostate biopsy, prostate punch biopsy, and urologic procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	705
lab tests	101
minimally invasive procedures	165
minor procedures	21
urologic procedures	282

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	23
dissection	15
doctor visit	715
excision	15
hormone therapy	26
lab tests	37
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	198
minor procedures	23
pelvic surgery	15
stent placement (stenting)	16
urologic procedures	298

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	100
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	43
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	16
cancer surgery	12
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	29
dissection	12
doctor visit	809
excision	12
hormone therapy	36
lab tests	97
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	237
minor procedures	29
pelvic surgery	12
urologic procedures	396

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	110
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	62
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	777
hormone therapy	30
lab tests	188
minimally invasive procedures	197
minor procedures	21
neurostimulation	33
urologic procedures	296

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	818
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	696
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	220
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	462
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	124
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	780
lab tests	245
minimally invasive procedures	239
minor procedures	16
neurostimulation	39
urologic procedures	332

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	134
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	17
Dementia	6
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	23
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	859
hormone therapy	26
lab tests	256
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	238
minor procedures	15
neurostimulation	30
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	348

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	128
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	976
hormone therapy	30
lab tests	291
minimally invasive procedures	211
minor procedures	23
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	366

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	136
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	61
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
cancer surgery	18
catheterization	31
diagnostic procedures	26
dissection	21
doctor visit	1051
excision	21
hormone therapy	40
lab tests	317
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	335
minor procedures	26
neurostimulation	76
pelvic surgery	21
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	480

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	13
Hispanic	18
Asian	111
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	1017
hormone therapy	45
lab tests	224
minimally invasive procedures	282
minor procedures	40
neurostimulation	82
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	451

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	505
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	98
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	15
Dementia	7
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

cancer surgery	14
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	36
dissection	14
doctor visit	1101
excision	14
hormone therapy	38
lab tests	224
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	324
minor procedures	36
neurostimulation	109
pelvic surgery	14
stent placement (stenting)	11
urologic procedures	433

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	13
Hispanic	12
Asian	109
Other	55
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	21
catheterization	40
cryotherapy	21
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	1341
hormone therapy	21
lab tests	178
laser treatment	21
minimally invasive procedures	367
minor procedures	43
neurostimulation	144
urologic procedures	538

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	542
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	118
Other	65
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated as an urologist in Palo Alto, CA were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and neurostimulation.

ablation	17
cancer surgery	14
catheterization	32
cryotherapy	16
diagnostic procedures	26
dissection	15
doctor visit	921
excision	15
hormone therapy	32
lab tests	196
laser treatment	16
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	253
minor procedures	26
neurostimulation	73
pelvic surgery	15
stent placement (stenting)	16
urologic procedures	383

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	114
Non-Hispanic White	369
Hispanic	10
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	27

**Age**
75 to 84	217
85 and over	26
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	247

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel Yao, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	28
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel Yao, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the Urology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Board Certification: Urology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel Yao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

El Camino Health

Dignity Health

Sequoia Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel Yao, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel Yao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palo Alto, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel Yao, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$4,750 Da Vinci Surgical System $4,750
Dentsply Sirona Inc	$650 $650
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.	$500 Da Vinci Surgical System $500
Pfizer Inc.	$450 XTANDI $450
Dornier MedTech America, Inc	$324 Consumables & Accessories $224	Dornier MedTech $100
Other	$749 Olympus Laser Devices $141	Erleada $121	Myrbetriq $96	XTANDI $58	SpaceOAR $57	Other $275

**Types of Payments**
Education	$5,496
Food and Beverage	$1,927

Biography

Dr. Daniel Yao is a physician who specializes in urology (urinary tract disease). Dr. Yao graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. His medical residency was performed at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 4.0 stars (out of 5). In addition to English, Dr. Yao speaks Mandarin. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Sequoia Hospital and El Camino Health. According to El Camino Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Palo Alto, CA.