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Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: arteriosclerosis, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), lyme disease, and more.

650 1st Avenue 4th Floor
Linda L. Tao, MD 10016

(212) 684-1024

Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD is a cardiologist in New York, NY specializing in adult cardiology. She graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD is affiliated with NYU Langone Health.

Office Locations

NYU Langone Health

254 Canal Street Suite 5003
New York, NY 10013

(212) 966-9160

(212) 965-8953

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461 Park Avenue S 12 Floor
New York, NY 10016

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650 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10016

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NYU Langone Health

650 1st Avenue 4th Floor
Linda L. Tao, MD 10016

(212) 684-1024

(212) 684-1009

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Some issues Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD can help you with:

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a condition caused by bacteria (borrelia burgdorferi) that are transmitted via infected ticks. Most cases of Lyme disease are found in the United States East Coast and parts of the Midwest. The three main vectors of transmission for Lyme disease are:

Blacklegged (deer) ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Northeastern, North -Central, and mid-Atlantic United States.
Western blacklegged ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Pacific and Coastal regions of the United States.
A mother infected with Lyme disease may pass it onto a fetus.

As background, ticks lay on the tops of grass and brush, clutching onto leaves with their legs and with their arms outstretched. This formation is called "questing" and allows ticks to quickly latch onto passers-by. Within two hours of biting a person's skin, the tick slowly begins to feed from the blood of its host, which can transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. This tick activity generally occurs seasonally and tick bites mostly occur during the springtime.

After being infected, people with Lyme disease may develop symptoms like fever, exhaustion, headache, joint aches, and skin rash, usually three to thirty days after the tick bite. Lyme disease is characterized by a particular skin rash called erythema migrans, which is an enlarged red rash that starts at the site of the tick bite and expands outwards. The rash is a strong indicator that someone has developed or is at risk of developing Lyme disease.

In the following few months, symptoms may worsen and progress to include:

Facial palsy (facial droop)
Headache and neck pain
Arthritis
Nerve pain and numbness
Spinal and brain inflammation
Abnormal heart rhythm (Lyme carditis)

Most cases of Lyme disease dissipate over a few months. Lyme disease may be cured by a course of oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin or doxycycline. Other treatments may include:

Nerve blocking drugs for pain, such as gabapentin
Topical ointments for rashes

People can take action to prevent Lyme disease by exercising caution when in environments with ticks. Using insect repellant and wearing long socks and protecting clothing can help prevent tick bites. Outdoor enthusiasts should regularly perform "tick checks," evaluating their skin for small ticks, especially in areas where ticks may easily burrow. Showering within two hours of returning indoors also can reduce the likelihood of developing Lyme disease.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	177
cardiac procedures	235
doctor visit	1076
lab tests	178
preventive care	50
stress testing	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	247
vaccines	50
vascular procedures	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	197
cardiac procedures	223
doctor visit	1234
lab tests	197
preventive care	97
stress testing	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	223
vaccines	97

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	174
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	72
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	16
blood draw	148
cardiac procedures	223
doctor visit	1151
lab tests	146
preventive care	98
stress testing	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	207
vaccines	98

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	152
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	73
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY during 2015 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
cardiac procedures	131
doctor visit	1207
lab tests	150
preventive care	86
stress testing	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	131
vaccines	86

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	22
Hispanic	22
Asian	294
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	148
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	190
doctor visit	1214
lab tests	124
preventive care	76
stress testing	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	190
vaccines	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	140
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	73
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	38
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	153
doctor visit	894
lab tests	70
pelvic imaging	38
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	237
vascular procedures	84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	116
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	65
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	41
ambulatory monitoring	20
blood draw	48
cardiac procedures	108
doctor visit	663
pelvic imaging	41
stress testing	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	196
vascular procedures	108

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	119
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	63
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated as a cardiologist in New York, NY were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	39
ambulatory monitoring	15
blood draw	102
cardiac procedures	180
doctor visit	934
lab tests	144
pelvic imaging	39
preventive care	81
stress testing	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	204
vaccines	81
vascular procedures	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	124
Non-Hispanic White	79
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	61
75 to 84	73
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1986. She completed residency at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (1989)

Licensed In: New York

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. Linda L. Tao, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna HMO, Oxford Liberty, MagnaCare PPO, Aetna Medicare, Fidelis Medicaid, CIGNA PPO, Fidelis Care, Oxford Freedom, Aetna POS, Oxford Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, MetroPlus Medicare, United Healthcare PPO, MetroPlus Medicaid, United Healthcare POS, MetroPlus Health, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Aetna Indemnity, Aetna PPO/EPO and The Empire Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna HMO

Oxford Liberty

MagnaCare PPO

Aetna Medicare

Fidelis Medicaid

CIGNA PPO

Fidelis Care

Oxford Freedom

Aetna POS

Oxford Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicare

Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Cigna

MetroPlus Medicare

United Healthcare PPO

MetroPlus Medicaid

United Healthcare POS

MetroPlus Health

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Aetna Indemnity

Aetna PPO/EPO

The Empire Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Linda L. Tao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$311 XIFAXAN $187	XIFAXANIBSD $72	Trulance $52
Abbott Laboratories	$131 MitraClip $131
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$112 XIFAXAN $58	XIFAXANIBSD $55
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$59 NUZYRA $59
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$55 SIMPONI $55
Other	$84 Alinia Tablets 500mg 12 count bottle $22	BYSTOLIC $18	ZENPEP $18	Alinia $16	Vascepa $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$743
Education	$10

Biography

Dr. Linda Tao's medical specialty is adult cardiology. Patient reviews placed Dr. Tao at an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Tao include primary care, heart murmur, and preventive care. She seems to honor Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, CIGNA Plans, and more. After attending the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine, she completed her residency training at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Tao speaks Mandarin and Cantonese. She is affiliated with NYU Langone Health.