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Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD

(Dr. Grace Kao, MD)

(12 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease), Neuromuscular Medicine and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

15785 Laguna Canyon Road 255
Irvine, CA 92618

(949) 551-8588

Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD is an ophthalmologist in Irvine, CA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease), neuromuscular medicine and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease).

Office Locations

15785 Laguna Canyon Road 255
Irvine, CA 92618

(949) 551-8588

(949) 336-6205

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

diagnostic procedures

electrodiagnostic testing

electrophysiological study

nerve conduction studies

In 2012, Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD had a list price for diagnostic procedures, electrodiagnostic testing, electrophysiological (EP) study, and nerve conduction studies (NCS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Irvine, CA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	169
doctor visit	386

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Irvine, CA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	266

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	74
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	265

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	67
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Irvine, CA during 2015 were nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	286
injections	12
nerve block	12
pain management	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	142
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	354

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	88
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	38
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Irvine, CA during 2017 were nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	323
injections	13
nerve block	13
pain management	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	72

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	235

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	75
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	280

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	77
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	204

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	59
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	34
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	62
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	29
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	200

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	57
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	13
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2023

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Irvine, CA during 2024 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	245

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	69
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD in 2024

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Irvine, CA were diagnostic procedures, nerve block, pain management and injections.

diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	268
injections	12
nerve block	12
pain management	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Female	53
Male	41

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	70
Non-Hispanic White	1
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	35
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	21
Cancer	3

Education & Training

She has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.88 out of 5 stars based on 12 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Grace Wen-Hwa Kao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Irvine, CA.

3.88

Overall Rating

(12 Ratings)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$411 Viread $305	Vemlidy $106
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$241 SOLIRIS $120	$121
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$140 Ponvory $140
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$125 Vemlidy $125
Amgen Inc.	$122 Aimovig $122
Other	$299 DERMACELL $115	AMYVID $107	Leqembi $25	TEPEZZA $24	BioSurgery - TISSEEL $15	Other $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,312
Education	$24

Biography

Dr. Grace Kao's specialties are neuromuscular medicine, neurology (brain & spinal cord disease), and ophthalmology (eye disease). Patients gave her an average rating of 4.0 stars (out of 5).