Ann Kao in San Francisco, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: New York University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ann Kao is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0547321770
NPI #: 1336130145
NPI Created On: 11/01/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/20/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
G65338
Listed Gender: Female

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Services and Procedures include:

1. External ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
3. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
4. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
7. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
8. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
9. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
10. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
11. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
12. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
13. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
14. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).