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Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD

(Dr. William Tom Kuo, MD)

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Specializes in: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR)

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2000)

Professional interests include: deep vein thrombosis (DVT), venous stenting, pulmonary embolism

300 Pasteur Drive Room H3652 Mc 5642
Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 723-4000

Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD is a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr). He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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Stanford Medicine Children's Health

300 Pasteur Drive Room H3652 Mc 5642
Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 723-4000

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451 Sherman Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306

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Stanford Health Care

875 Blake Wilbur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 736-9081

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In The News

“The first two patients were successfully treated at Northwestern Medicine (Chicago, IL) by Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR, Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery, and Medicine, and Director of Deep...”—"First patients 'filter free' after laser-assisted Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter removal with Philips CavaClear", Associated Press News, April 2022

“William Kuo, a Stanford Hospital radiologist, bicycled with a card honoring his patients.”—"Nearly 3,000 join San Jose's LiveStrong Challenge - a race with no losers", Mercury News, July 2008

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD in 2023

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liver core needle biopsy

In 2012, Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD performed more liver core needle biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and catheterization.

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

angioplasty	18
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	13
minimally invasive procedures	35
minor procedures	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, image guided procedures, minor procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

abscess drainage	12
angioplasty	17
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	12
image guided procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	46
minor procedures	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	14
Less than 65	46

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and angioplasty.

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

angioplasty	19
diagnostic procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	22
minor procedures	22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were angioplasty, minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

angioplasty	27
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	13
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	22
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	26
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were angioplasty.

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

angioplasty	35
doctor visit	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, minor procedures, diagnostic procedures and thrombectomy (blood clot removal).

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

diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	28
minimally invasive procedures	32
minor procedures	18
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	14
vascular procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, minor procedures, diagnostic procedures and anastomosis.

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

anastomosis	11
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	27
gastrointestinal procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	22

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	12
Less than 65	45

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, minor procedures, diagnostic procedures and image guided procedures.

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

anastomosis	12
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	27
gastrointestinal procedures	12
image guided procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	54
minor procedures	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	51

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures and image guided procedures.

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

image guided procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	11
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and lymph node procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	27
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	27
minor procedures	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	29

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
minor procedures	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	12
Less than 65	31

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD treated as a radiologist in Palo Alto, CA were minimally invasive procedures, angioplasty, minor procedures and diagnostic procedures.

abscess drainage	12
anastomosis	11
angioplasty	23
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	21
gastrointestinal procedures	11
image guided procedures	16
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	28
minor procedures	22
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	14
vascular procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	101
Hispanic	24
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	30
85 and over	9
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	24
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed residency at University of Rochester Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2000)

Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.	$109 OPTION $109
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$100 VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis $100
Cook Incorporated	$96 Cook Medical Catheters $96
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$70 VENOVO $70
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$42 (1661) Clin Edu IGT $42
Other	$55 JETI $30	SLS IIGLIDELIGHT $25

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$404
Education	$70

Research Payments

Dr. William T. Kuo, FSIR, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $72,062.

Biography

Dr. William Kuo works as an interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR). His areas of expertise include the following: venous stenting, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Dr. Kuo attended medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He has received professional recognition including the following: America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.; America s Most Honored Professionals, The American Registry; and Best Doctors in America. He is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.