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Dr. William T. Cao, MD

(Dr. William Cao, MD)

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Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and Family Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

1661 Soquel Drive Suite D
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 458-6925

Dr. William T. Cao, MD is a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and family medicine. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. William T. Cao, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

1661 Soquel Drive
Ste D Santa Cruz, CA 95065

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Sutter Health

1661 Soquel Drive Suite D
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 458-6925

(831) 458-5698

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	678
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
lab tests	48
preventive care	99
vaccines	99

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	154
hospital care	557
inpatient care	545
outpatient care	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	87
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	691
inpatient care	635
outpatient care	56

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	83
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	989
inpatient care	948
outpatient care	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	652
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	210
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	831
inpatient care	799
outpatient care	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	114
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	31
Dementia	27
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	797
inpatient care	758
outpatient care	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	105
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	823
inpatient care	787
outpatient care	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	94
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	744
inpatient care	708
outpatient care	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	91
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	500
inpatient care	500

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	70
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	30
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	563
inpatient care	550
outpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	63
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	30
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	505
inpatient care	505

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	44
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	551
inpatient care	551

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	73
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	22
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	464
inpatient care	464

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	46
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William T. Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William T. Cao, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ste D Santa Cruz, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit	416
hospital care	622
inpatient care	602
lab tests	48
outpatient care	33
preventive care	99
vaccines	99

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	261
Hispanic	34
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	83
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	103

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Cao, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	16
Dementia	23

Education & Training

Dr. William T. Cao, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed residency at Riverside County Regional Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency: Riverside County Regional Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

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. William T. Cao, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), WellCare, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California, United Healthcare, Cigna, Alliance PPO, HealthSmart, Aetna: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA), Aetna: Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna: Aetna Student Health Program, Aetna: National Advantage Plan (NAP), Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: SELECT three-tier POS and SELECT two-tier POS, Large and Small Group, Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees), Central California Alliance for Health: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP), Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group, Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group, TRICARE: Prime Remote, Aetna: Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) - Copay Plan - Open Access Aetna Select, Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Salud HMO Plus Large/Custom Group, TRICARE: Select (formerly TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra), TRICARE: Retired Reserve, Aetna: Aetna Choice POS II, Aetna: Traditional Choice, Aetna: HMO Deductible Plans, Aetna: Managed Choice POS, Aetna: Health Fund POS, Aetna: Open Access Elect Choice EPO, SCAN: SCAN Compass (HMO), Aetna: Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) ACA High Deductible Health Plan POS II (ACA HDHP-POS II), Aetna: Aetna Select Open Access, Sutter Health Plan: Individual and Family Plan HMO, Provider Networks of America: PPO, Valley Health Plan - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only, Aetna: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA), TRICARE: Reserve Select, Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: PPO for Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)/Covered California, Santa Clara Family Health Plan: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP), Aetna: Open Access Managed Choice POS, Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Health Net PPO, TRICARE: Extended Care Option (ECHO), Aetna: HMO, Sutter Health Plan: Large and Small Group HMO, TRICARE: Prime, Aetna: Open Choice PPO, Aetna: Aetna Select EPO, Aetna: Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) High Deductible Health Plan POS II (HDHP POS II) and TRICARE: Young Adult.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. William T. Cao, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Blue Shield of California

United Healthcare

Cigna

Alliance PPO

HealthSmart

Aetna: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA)

Aetna: Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna: Aetna Student Health Program

Aetna: National Advantage Plan (NAP)

Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: SELECT three-tier POS and SELECT two-tier POS, Large and Small Group

Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees)

Central California Alliance for Health: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group

Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group

TRICARE: Prime Remote

Aetna: Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) - Copay Plan - Open Access Aetna Select

Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Salud HMO Plus Large/Custom Group

TRICARE: Select (formerly TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra)

TRICARE: Retired Reserve

Aetna: Aetna Choice POS II

Aetna: Traditional Choice

Aetna: HMO Deductible Plans

Aetna: Managed Choice POS

Aetna: Health Fund POS

Aetna: Open Access Elect Choice EPO

SCAN: SCAN Compass (HMO)

Aetna: Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) ACA High Deductible Health Plan POS II (ACA HDHP-POS II)

Aetna: Aetna Select Open Access

Sutter Health Plan: Individual and Family Plan HMO

Provider Networks of America: PPO

Valley Health Plan - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only

Aetna: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA)

TRICARE: Reserve Select

Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: PPO for Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)/Covered California

Santa Clara Family Health Plan: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna: Open Access Managed Choice POS

Health Net - Currently in 2027 Contract Negotiations: Health Net PPO

TRICARE: Extended Care Option (ECHO)

Aetna: HMO

Sutter Health Plan: Large and Small Group HMO

TRICARE: Prime

Aetna: Open Choice PPO

Aetna: Aetna Select EPO

Aetna: Stanford University Faculty & Staff (SUFS) High Deductible Health Plan POS II (HDHP POS II)

TRICARE: Young Adult

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Biography

Dr. William Cao is a specialist in family medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Dr. Cao can take Anthem, Blue California, HealthSmart, and more. He is a graduate of Medical College of Wisconsin. For his professional training, Dr. Cao completed a residency program at Riverside County Regional Medical Center. Dr. Cao is affiliated with Dignity Health and Sutter Health. Dignity Health reports that he is closed to new patients at this time.