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Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Radiology, Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR), Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Neuroradiology

44-01 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361

(718) 670-1594

Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD is a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY specializing in nuclear radiology, interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr), diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology and neuroradiology. Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian.

Office Locations

44-01 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361

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NewYork-Presbyterian

56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355

(718) 670-1594

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2023

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tunneled central line placement

tunneled central line removal

In 2023, Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD performed more tunneled central line placement, and tunneled central line removal procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	53
anastomosis	23
angioplasty	337
aspiration	17
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	27
catheterization	111
CT scan	56
device removal	36
dialysis access procedures	413
doctor visit	24
gastrointestinal procedures	42
minimally invasive procedures	77
musculoskeletal imaging	114
pelvic imaging	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	830
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	110
vascular procedures	512
X-rays	1290

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	48
angioplasty	317
aspiration	17
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	19
catheterization	86
CT scan	30
device removal	36
dialysis access procedures	436
doctor visit	27
minimally invasive procedures	54
musculoskeletal imaging	104
pelvic imaging	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	683
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vascular procedures	504
X-rays	1169

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	123
Hispanic	97
Asian	302
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	162
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	56
anastomosis	15
angioplasty	193
aspiration	20
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	37
catheterization	82
CT scan	52
device removal	25
dialysis access procedures	286
doctor visit	19
gastrointestinal procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	64
pelvic imaging	15
stent placement (stenting)	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	594
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	150
vascular procedures	409
X-rays	845

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	104
Hispanic	77
Asian	249
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	149
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	70
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	185
aspiration	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	21
catheterization	63
CT scan	21
device removal	23
dialysis access procedures	265
doctor visit	21
minimally invasive procedures	39
thoracic (chest) imaging	507
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	62
vascular procedures	372
X-rays	733

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	616

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	198
Hispanic	144
Asian	332
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	268
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	67
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	38
anastomosis	12
angioplasty	157
aspiration	25
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	23
catheterization	94
CT scan	35
device removal	11
dialysis access procedures	223
doctor visit	20
gastrointestinal procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	36
pelvic imaging	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	513
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	115
vascular procedures	339
X-rays	712

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	105
Hispanic	78
Asian	176
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	109
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	68
Dementia	30
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	46
device removal	16
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	260
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vascular procedures	87
X-rays	260

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	79
Hispanic	68
Asian	191
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	100
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	69
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, catheterization and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
aspiration	18
catheterization	44
device removal	18
doctor visit	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	76
vascular procedures	60

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	81
Hispanic	78
Asian	205
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	111
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	69
Dementia	33
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), catheterization, vascular procedures and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	23
aspiration	24
catheterization	74
device removal	18
dialysis access procedures	15
doctor visit	19
neck imaging	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	118
vascular procedures	67

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	99
Hispanic	97
Asian	270
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	132
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	64
Dementia	32
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, catheterization and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
catheterization	36
device removal	22
doctor visit	13
neck imaging	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	113
vascular procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	75
Hispanic	78
Asian	207
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	58
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	59
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, vascular procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
catheterization	32
device removal	12
doctor visit	21
neck imaging	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	154
vascular procedures	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	56
Hispanic	41
Asian	186
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	50
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	59
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, vascular procedures and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	30
catheterization	20
device removal	12
doctor visit	21
neck imaging	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	189
vascular procedures	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	47
Hispanic	39
Asian	201
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	44
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	60
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY during 2023 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, abdominal imaging and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
catheterization	17
device removal	13
doctor visit	20
neck imaging	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	111
vascular procedures	25

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	57
Hispanic	49
Asian	144
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	41
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	60
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Bayside, NY were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, angioplasty and dialysis access procedures.

abdominal imaging	32
anastomosis	16
angioplasty	237
aspiration	19
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	25
catheterization	58
CT scan	38
device removal	20
dialysis access procedures	236
doctor visit	20
gastrointestinal procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	54
musculoskeletal imaging	109
neck imaging	75
pelvic imaging	13
stent placement (stenting)	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	564
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	114
vascular procedures	206
X-rays	834

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	85
Asian / Pacific Islander	205
Non-Hispanic White	211
Hispanic	70
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	194
85 and over	102
Less than 65	98
65 to 74	205

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	59
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	15
Dementia	21

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: diagnostic radiology and has a state license in New York.

Board Certification: Board Certification: diagnostic radiology

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

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. Wales R. Shao, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, ConnectiCare, MultiPlan, Anthem, United Healthcare Empire Plan, 1199 National Benefit Fund, First Health, Affinity Health Plan and Unicare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Wales R. Shao, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

ConnectiCare

MultiPlan

Anthem

United Healthcare Empire Plan

1199 National Benefit Fund

First Health

Affinity Health Plan

Unicare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$30,845 POWERPORT $14,226	VACCESS $4,218	BPV-PowerPort $3,512	BPV-Hickman $2,811	BPV-Vaccess $2,310	Other $3,768
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$481 $481
Boston Scientific Corporation	$190 Angiojet $132	2D Helical - 35 $26	$32
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$29 NON-PRODUCT $29
TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION	$13 HydroPearl $13
Other	$11 Palindrome $11

**Types of Payments**
Gift	$30,814
Food and Beverage	$726
Education	$29

Biography

Dr. Wales Shao is an interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR), radiation oncology, and neuroradiology specialist in Flushing, NY and Bayside, NY. He is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian. Dr. Shao studied medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California. According to NewYork-Presbyterian, Dr. Shao is currently accepting new patients at his office in Flushing, NY.

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