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Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD

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(Dr. Christine Pey-Ying Chao, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) and Diagnostic Radiology

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Professional interests include: abdominal imaging

3161 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 878-3495

Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD is a radiologist in Sacramento, CA specializing in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr) and diagnostic radiology. She graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

2800 L Street Suite 610
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 733-4400

(916) 454-6926

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3161 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 887-7862

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Sutter Health

600 Coffee Road
Modesto, CA 95355

(209) 550-4755

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal imaging

lower extremity arterial duplex

pelvic imaging

In 2012, Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD performed more abdominal imaging, lower extremity arterial duplex, and pelvic imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2012 were aspiration, pleural drainage, vascular procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
catheterization	40
CT scan	11
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	15
pleural drainage	63
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	40
vascular procedures	52
X-rays	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2013 were aspiration, vascular procedures, pleural drainage and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
angioplasty	21
aspiration	171
catheterization	69
device removal	11
diagnostic procedures	49
dialysis access procedures	22
image guided procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	66
minor procedures	49
pleural drainage	86
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	77
vascular procedures	104
X-rays	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	60
Hispanic	47
Asian	49
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	88
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2014 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram) and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	861
aspiration	17
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	116
CT scan	956
hip imaging	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	52
neck imaging	40
pelvic imaging	665
pleural drainage	17
spinal procedures	39
thoracic (chest) imaging	2292
ultrasound (sonogram)	1196
vascular procedures	830
women's imaging	44
X-rays	2108

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1873
Female	2250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3146
Black	281
Hispanic	340
Asian	264
Other	65
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1457
From 75 to 84	1277
85 and over	774
Less than 65	615

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2015 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	753
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	128
CT scan	907
hip imaging	49
musculoskeletal imaging	91
pelvic imaging	554
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	2200
ultrasound (sonogram)	710
vascular procedures	521
X-rays	2135

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2966
Female	3858

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5242
Black	426
Hispanic	562
Asian	430
Other	108
Native American	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2248
From 75 to 84	1942
85 and over	1496
Less than 65	1138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2016 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	625
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	72
CT scan	630
musculoskeletal imaging	68
pelvic imaging	412
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	1832
ultrasound (sonogram)	586
vascular procedures	409
X-rays	1788

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1315
Female	1588

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2222
Black	164
Hispanic	255
Asian	181
Other	57
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	944
From 75 to 84	901
85 and over	572
Less than 65	486

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	562
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	69
CT scan	617
musculoskeletal imaging	34
pelvic imaging	367
thoracic (chest) imaging	1541
ultrasound (sonogram)	601
vascular procedures	469
X-rays	1387

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1164
Female	1321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1891
Black	138
Hispanic	220
Asian	163
Other	50
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	886
From 75 to 84	746
85 and over	451
Less than 65	402

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2018 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	721
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	78
CT scan	783
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	41
pelvic imaging	517
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	228
ultrasound (sonogram)	683
vascular procedures	574
X-rays	99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1363
Female	1640

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2260
Black	187
Hispanic	276
Asian	196
Other	60
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1059
From 75 to 84	897
85 and over	561
Less than 65	486

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2019 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	682
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	31
CT scan	831
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	78
pelvic imaging	508
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	312
ultrasound (sonogram)	569
vascular procedures	466
X-rays	118

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1353
Female	1704

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2320
Black	189
Hispanic	270
Asian	197
Other	67
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1072
From 75 to 84	926
85 and over	569
Less than 65	490

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2020 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	340
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	25
CT scan	390
musculoskeletal imaging	26
pelvic imaging	231
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	329
vascular procedures	253
X-rays	37

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	843
Female	987

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1391
Black	108
Hispanic	150
Asian	122
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	649
From 75 to 84	594
85 and over	309
Less than 65	278

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2021 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	482
CT scan	390
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	17
pelvic imaging	374
thoracic (chest) imaging	98
ultrasound (sonogram)	1318
vascular procedures	1571
X-rays	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1341
Female	1505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2073
Black	191
Hispanic	305
Asian	176
Other	87
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1006
From 75 to 84	940
85 and over	495
Less than 65	405

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2022 were abdominal imaging, CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	519
CT scan	505
musculoskeletal imaging	31
pelvic imaging	367
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	151
ultrasound (sonogram)	384
vascular procedures	249
X-rays	56

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1055
Female	1226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1658
Black	111
Hispanic	254
Asian	171
Other	63
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	776
From 75 to 84	728
85 and over	428
Less than 65	349

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2023 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	517
CT scan	556
musculoskeletal imaging	78
pelvic imaging	422
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	183
ultrasound (sonogram)	342
vascular procedures	168
women's imaging	14
X-rays	127

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1035
Female	1308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1713
Black	144
Hispanic	245
Asian	148
Other	78
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	857
From 75 to 84	729
85 and over	433
Less than 65	324

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated as a radiologist in Sacramento, CA were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	552
angioplasty	21
aspiration	90
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	74
catheterization	54
CT scan	597
device removal	11
diagnostic procedures	49
dialysis access procedures	22
hip imaging	44
image guided procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	39
minor procedures	49
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	48
neck imaging	40
pelvic imaging	441
pleural drainage	55
spinal procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	754
ultrasound (sonogram)	569
vascular procedures	472
women's imaging	29
X-rays	665

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1216
Female	1477

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	166
Asian / Pacific Islander	174
Non-Hispanic White	2031
Hispanic	243
Native American / Alaskan Native	18
Other	52

**Age**
75 to 84	823
85 and over	514
Less than 65	424
65 to 74	931

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	14
Dementia	17

Education & Training

Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. She completed residency at Mayo Clinic. She is certified by the Board Certification: Interventional Radiology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Board Certification: Board Certification: Interventional Radiology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Cigna, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Blue Shield of California, Anthem Blue Cross of California, MultiPlan, WellCare, Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Magellan Health Services, Alliance PPO, HealthSmart, Accepted SCAN Plans: Sutter Senior Advantage, a SCAN Medicare Plan (HMO), Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO, Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO and Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund....

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Christine P. Chao, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

Cigna

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Blue Shield of California

Anthem Blue Cross of California

MultiPlan

WellCare

Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Magellan Health Services

Alliance PPO

HealthSmart

Accepted SCAN Plans: Sutter Senior Advantage, a SCAN Medicare Plan (HMO)

Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund...

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GUERBET LLC	$2,408 LIPIODOL ETHIODIZED OIL INJECTION $2,267	DOTAREM GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE INJECTION $141
Covidien Sales LLC	$670 Plaque Excision $600	Vascular $70
LivaNova USA, Inc.	$123 TandemLife $123
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$35 Interventional Therapies $35
Genentech USA, Inc.	$25 TARCEVA $25
Other	$20 NON BRAND $20

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,755
Honoraria	$1,000
Food and Beverage	$527

Biography

Dr. Christine Chao is a physician who specializes in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) and diagnostic radiology. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Chao include abdominal imaging. She accepts Magellan Health Services, Anthem, Blue California, and more. Dr. Chao attended medical school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Chao completed her residency training at Mayo Clinic. She is professionally affiliated with Sutter Health. Her practice in Sacramento, CA is open to new patients as reported by Sutter Health.