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Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD

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Specializes in: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

20 NE Saint Luke's Boulevard Suite 240
Lee's Summit, MO 64086

(816) 931-1883

Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD is a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Joplin, Mercy Health System and Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants-East.

Office Locations

20 NE Saint Luke's Boulevard Suite 240
Lee's Summit, MO 64086

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4330 Wornall Road Suite 2000
Kansas City, MO 64111

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In The News

“Andrew Kao, cardiologist and head of heart transplantation at St. Luke's, will see patients in Wichita on opening day, which is already filled with appointments.”—"St. Luke's Hospital to offer heart transplant care in Wichita", Wichita Eagle, May 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

diagnostic right heart catheterization

pulmonary function test

right heart catheterization

In 2023, Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD had a list price for diagnostic right heart catheterization, pulmonary function test (PFT), and right heart catheterization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic cardiac catheterization 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. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, stress testing and metabolic testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	74
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	745
hospital care	705
inpatient care	705
metabolic testing	74
pulmonary testing	73
stress testing	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, metabolic testing and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	90
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	686
hospital care	814
inpatient care	814
metabolic testing	91
pulmonary testing	90
stress testing	90

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	631
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	879
Black	123
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	158
Less than 65	237

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and metabolic testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	114
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	841
hospital care	630
inpatient care	630
metabolic testing	103
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	103
stress testing	102

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	816
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1095
Black	158
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	343
85 and over	215
Less than 65	288

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, stress testing and metabolic testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	57
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	832
hospital care	576
inpatient care	576
metabolic testing	57
pulmonary testing	57
stress testing	57

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1326
Female	950

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1962
Black	248
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	804
From 75 to 84	612
85 and over	360
Less than 65	500

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	34
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	808
hospital care	512
inpatient care	512
lab tests	13
metabolic testing	22
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	22
stress testing	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	560
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	773
Black	123
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	118
Less than 65	217

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	39
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	809
hospital care	470
inpatient care	470
metabolic testing	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	12
stress testing	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	544
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	688
Black	104
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	63
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	31
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	712
hospital care	459
inpatient care	459
minimally invasive procedures	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	763
Black	96
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	99
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	38
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	550
hospital care	491
inpatient care	491
minimally invasive procedures	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	532
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	664
Black	92
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	75
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	436
hospital care	388
inpatient care	377
outpatient care	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	489
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	655
Black	68
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	80
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, stress testing and metabolic testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	441
hospital care	326
inpatient care	326
metabolic testing	12
pulmonary testing	12
stress testing	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	84
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	16
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	434
hospital care	344
inpatient care	344
metabolic testing	14
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	78
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lee's Summit, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	50
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	663
hospital care	519
inpatient care	518
lab tests	13
metabolic testing	48
minimally invasive procedures	15
outpatient care	11
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	47
stress testing	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	576
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	103
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	788
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	259
85 and over	120
Less than 65	191
65 to 74	356

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease) and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Hospital Joplin

Mercy Health System

Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants-East

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Respicardia, Inc.	$6,645 remede System $6,645
Sunshine Heart Inc	$2,187 C-Pulse $2,096	$91
Abbott Laboratories	$2,137 CardioMEMS HF System $1,208	CardioMEMS $366	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $292	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $198	HeartMate $50	Other $24
Thoratec Corporation	$2,081 HeartMate II $1,850	MCS Multiple Products General $232
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$265 CoreValve Evolut $154	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $111
Other	$623 Repatha $218	Vascular $151	VELTASSA $108	VERQUVO $46	ELIQUIS $31	Other $71

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$5,000
Food and Beverage	$4,427
Travel and Lodging	$4,123
Education	$388

Research Payments

Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD has received 41 research payments totaling $749,491.

Biography

Dr. Andrew Kao is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He attended the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and subsequently trained at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview for residency. He is professionally affiliated with Mercy Hospital Joplin. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Kao's office in Lee's Summit, MO.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew C. Kao, MD From 2012 - 2022

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