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Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD

(James Tao)

(433 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

Wannan Medical College

Professional interests include: epilepsy, seizures, electroencephalography (EEG)

5841 S Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD is a neurologist in Chicago, IL specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from Wannan Medical College. Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD is affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine.

Office Locations

The University of Chicago Medicine

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

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5841 S Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

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10855 Virginia Street
Crown Point, IN 46307

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2012 were electroencephalography (EEG) and intraoperative monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	297
electroencephalography (EEG)	139
intraoperative monitoring	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2013 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care, inpatient care and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	323
electroencephalography (EEG)	181
evoked potential test	29
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	210
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	21
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2014 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care, inpatient care and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	310
electroencephalography (EEG)	238
evoked potential test	27
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	222
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	25
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2015 were electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potential test and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	305
electroencephalography (EEG)	262
evoked potential test	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	456
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	30
Less than 65	400

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2016 were electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potential test and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	248
electroencephalography (EEG)	248
evoked potential test	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	243
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	39
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	34
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potential test and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	264
electroencephalography (EEG)	285
evoked potential test	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	230
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	29
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2018 were electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potential test and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	219
electroencephalography (EEG)	325
evoked potential test	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	253
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	29
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2019 were electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	195
electroencephalography (EEG)	303

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	256
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	27
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	45
Dementia	37
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2020 were electroencephalography (EEG) and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
electroencephalography (EEG)	124
evoked potential test	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	226
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	36
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	39
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2021 were electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potential test and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	132
electroencephalography (EEG)	122
evoked potential test	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	198
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	30
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2022 were electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potential test and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	125
electroencephalography (EEG)	128
evoked potential test	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	216
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	31
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	38
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL during 2023 were electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	137
electroencephalography (EEG)	90

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	37
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	46
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Chicago, IL were electroencephalography (EEG), intraoperative monitoring, hospital care and inpatient care.

diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	225
electroencephalography (EEG)	203
evoked potential test	28
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
intraoperative monitoring	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Female	200
Male	178

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	222
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	132
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	27
Less than 65	173
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	27
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD graduated from Wannan Medical College. He completed residency at University of Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Neurology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Wannan Medical College

Residency: University of Chicago Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Neurology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The University of Chicago Medicine

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. James Tao, PhD, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, Medicare Advantage, Aetna POS, Medicare, Humana, PHCS PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United W500 Emergent Wrap, Aetna Better Health *see insurance page, United Options (PPO), CountyCare *see insurance page, BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only), United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only), University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP), United Choice HMO (specialists only), BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only), Aetna HMO (specialists only) and United Choice Plus POS/PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Aetna PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

Medicare Advantage

Aetna POS

Medicare

Humana

PHCS PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United W500 Emergent Wrap

Aetna Better Health *see insurance page

United Options (PPO)

CountyCare *see insurance page

BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)

United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)

University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

United Choice HMO (specialists only)

BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)

Aetna HMO (specialists only)

United Choice Plus POS/PPO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 433 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Tao, PhD, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NeuroPace, Inc.	$2,333 RNSSystem $1,419	RNS Neurostimulator Kit $501	RNS System $413
LivaNova USA, Inc.	$1,011 VNS Therapy $1,011
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$271 APTIOM $148	$123
Cyberonics, Inc.	$148 VNS Therapy $148
Lundbeck LLC	$137 ONFI $109	SABRIL $28
Other	$296 VISUALASE $111	Fycompa $45	Gamunex-C $16	COPAXONE $14	$109

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,019
Food and Beverage	$2,006
Education	$170

Biography

Dr. James Tao is a specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Tao's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among his clinical interests: seizures, epilepsy, and electroencephalography (EEG). He is affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine. Dr. Tao usually is in-network for Blue California, Aetna, and CIGNA Plans, as well as other insurance carriers. After attending Capital Medical University and Wannan Medical College for medical school, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Chicago. In addition to English, he speaks Mandarin.