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Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Professional interests include: trigger finger, wrist problems, nerve surgery, and more.
202 10th Street Southeast Pci Medical Pavilion 1, Suite 140
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS is an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. She graduated from Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine. Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS is affiliated with UnityPoint Health, Physicians' Clinic of Iowa, P.C. and PHYSICIANS' CLINIC OF IOWA, PC.

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Office Locations

UnityPoint Health

202 10th Street Southeast Pci Medical Pavilion 1, Suite 140
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 398-1545
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

casting
tendon sheath incision
trigger finger surgery

In 2023, Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS had a list price for casting (cast application), tendon sheath incision, and trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa. 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 10%

By Volume:

open carpal tunnel surgery

By Affordability:

arm immobilization
carpal tunnel surgery
immobilization
immobilization treatment
nerve decompression surgery
nerve procedures
nerve surgery
peripheral nerve decompression surgery
peripheral nerve surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS performed more open carpal tunnel surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for arm immobilization, carpal tunnel surgery, immobilization, immobilization treatment, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

immobilization treatment
nerve surgery
upper extremity surgery

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel injection
decompression surgery
ligament injection
open carpal tunnel surgery
soft tissue injections
tendon sheath injection

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS performed more immobilization treatment, nerve surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for carpal tunnel injection, decompression surgery, ligament injection, open carpal tunnel surgery, soft tissue injections, and tendon sheath injection 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

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2013 were injections, aspiration and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 17
blood draw 12
doctor visit 183
injections 50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 36
Female 86
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 22
85 and over 14
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 34
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2014 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 20
blood draw 15
decompression surgery 21
doctor visit 309
immobilization 20
injections 63
lab tests 12
nerve procedures 21
open surgery 21
upper extremity surgery 21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 72
Female 127
Age
From 65 to 74 70
From 75 to 84 64
85 and over 23
Less than 65 42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 28
Dementia 0
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2015 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 17
blood draw 15
decompression surgery 29
doctor visit 317
immobilization 16
injections 84
lab tests 13
nerve procedures 29
open surgery 29
upper extremity surgery 29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 154
Female 304
Age
From 65 to 74 202
From 75 to 84 128
85 and over 48
Less than 65 80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 31
Dementia 0
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 30
blood draw 29
decompression surgery 39
doctor visit 390
immobilization 15
injections 112
lab tests 24
nerve procedures 39
open surgery 39
tendon surgery 21
upper extremity surgery 60

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 119
Female 188
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 290
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 151
From 75 to 84 82
85 and over 21
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 29
Dementia 6
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 50
blood draw 18
decompression surgery 50
doctor visit 440
injections 163
lab tests 32
nerve procedures 50
open surgery 50
tendon surgery 15
upper extremity surgery 65

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 122
Female 213
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 317
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 173
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 18
Less than 65 57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 26
Dementia 4
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 54
blood draw 21
decompression surgery 68
doctor visit 538
injections 231
lab tests 30
nerve procedures 68
open surgery 68
tendon surgery 27
upper extremity surgery 95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 139
Female 274
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 402
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 203
From 75 to 84 125
85 and over 25
Less than 65 60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 33
Dementia 5
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 59
blood draw 24
bone surgery 13
decompression surgery 46
doctor visit 521
excision 13
immobilization 51
injections 237
lab tests 23
nerve procedures 46
open surgery 46
tendon surgery 24
upper extremity surgery 83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 135
Female 263
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 379
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 202
From 75 to 84 115
85 and over 28
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 30
Dementia 4
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 41
decompression surgery 49
doctor visit 389
immobilization 20
injections 190
nerve procedures 49
open surgery 49
tendon surgery 16
upper extremity surgery 65

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 111
Female 234
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 333
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 189
From 75 to 84 92
85 and over 23
Less than 65 41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 28
Dementia 5
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2021 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 51
blood draw 13
decompression surgery 59
doctor visit 509
excision 12
immobilization 23
injections 205
joint surgery 12
lab tests 11
nerve procedures 59
open surgery 59
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 12
tendon surgery 43
upper extremity surgery 90

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 141
Female 259
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 373
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 228
From 75 to 84 106
85 and over 35
Less than 65 31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 29
Dementia 0
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2022 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 55
decompression surgery 67
doctor visit 532
excision 13
immobilization 21
injections 238
joint surgery 13
nerve procedures 67
open surgery 67
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 13
tendon surgery 31
upper extremity surgery 85

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 169
Female 258
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 402
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 250
From 75 to 84 120
85 and over 28
Less than 65 29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 15
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 25
Dementia 0
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2023 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 44
decompression surgery 64
doctor visit 435
immobilization 24
injections 186
nerve procedures 64
open surgery 64
tendon surgery 28
upper extremity surgery 92

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 131
Female 246
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 363
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 221
From 75 to 84 116
85 and over 21
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 28
Dementia 0
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated as an orthopedist in Cedar Rapids, IA were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

aspiration 39
blood draw 18
bone surgery 13
decompression surgery 49
doctor visit 414
excision 12
immobilization 23
injections 159
joint surgery 12
lab tests 20
nerve procedures 49
open surgery 49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 12
tendon surgery 25
upper extremity surgery 68

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS.

Gender
Male 120
Female 222
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 259
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 96
85 and over 25
Less than 65 44
65 to 74 177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 1
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 29
Atrial Fibrillation 8
Dementia 2
Cancer 9

Education & Training

Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS graduated from Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine. She completed residency at Case Western Reserve University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Residency: Case Western Reserve University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Meiying Kuo, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health
Physicians' Clinic of Iowa, P.C.
PHYSICIANS' CLINIC OF IOWA, PC

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
WARDLOW ENTERPRISES $531
$531
Stryker Corporation $19 Variax
$19
Types of Payments
Education $531
Food and Beverage $19

Biography

Dr. Meiying Kuo is a Cedar Rapids, IA physician who specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Her clinical interests include dupuytren's contracture, arthritis surgery, and hand surgery procedures. Dr. Kuo's hospital/clinic affiliations include UnityPoint Health and Physicians' Clinic of Iowa, P.C.. According to UnityPoint Health, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Cedar Rapids, IA. Dr. Kuo graduated from Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with Case Western Reserve University.

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