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Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD

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(Dr. Catherine Dao, MD)

(45 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2006)

Professional interests include: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy

535 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-2873

Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD is a cardiologist in San Francisco, CA specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. She graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2006 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD is affiliated with Regents of the University of California, UCSF Health, UCSF Medical Group, UCSF, Hill Physicians and San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care.

Office Locations

Address:

535 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH
San Francisco, CA 94143

Address:

1100 Park Place Suite 100
San Mateo, CA 94403

Address:

535 Mission Bay Boulevard South
San Francisco, CA 94158

Address:

1100 Park Place
San Mateo, CA

Address:

1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA

Address:

535 Mission Bay Boulevard South
San Francisco, CA

Some issues Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

cardiac procedures	297
doctor visit	259
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
lab tests	321
stress testing	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	219

**Gender**
Male	944
Female	900

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1492
Black	0
Hispanic	124
Asian	100
Other	64
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	632
From 75 to 84	636
85 and over	476
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	682
doctor visit	581
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
lab tests	564
stress testing	187
ultrasound (sonogram)	505

**Gender**
Male	733
Female	752

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1193
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	83
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	360
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	33
doctor visit	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	50

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	148
doctor visit	344
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
stress testing	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	149

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	19
Hispanic	35
Asian	65
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	52
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

cardiac procedures	364
doctor visit	657
hospital care	352
inpatient care	352
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	365

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	98
Asian	141
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	92
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	52
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	109
doctor visit	153
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
preventive care	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	110
vaccines	16

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	20
Hispanic	34
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	40
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	180
doctor visit	212
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
preventive care	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	181
vaccines	12

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	21
Hispanic	40
Asian	76
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	51
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	426
doctor visit	227
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
preventive care	18
stress testing	107
ultrasound (sonogram)	378
vaccines	18

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	59
Asian	121
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	64
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Francisco, CA were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

cardiac procedures	281
doctor visit	319
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
lab tests	442
preventive care	15
stress testing	81
ultrasound (sonogram)	244
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	66
Non-Hispanic White	370
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	48
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	181
85 and over	113
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	197

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD From 2015 - 2022

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	11
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2006. She completed residency at Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation. She has a state license in California.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2006)

Residency: Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation (2008)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Regents of the University of California

UCSF Health

UCSF Medical Group

UCSF

Hill Physicians

San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care

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. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Blue Shield, Aetna, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Chinese Community Health Plan, Central Health and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Blue Shield

Aetna

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Chinese Community Health Plan

Central Health

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.35 out of 5 stars based on 45 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Catherine Nguyen Dao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$2,727 Electrophysiology $1,409	Structural Heart $957	CRM $125	$236
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,434 Pacemakers $1,205	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $119	Reveal LINQ $110
Amgen Inc.	$150 Repatha $150
Pfizer Inc.	$124 ELIQUIS $124
Cardiac Assist, Inc.	$104 TANDEMHEART $104
Other	$319 HeartMate II $72	ICDs $56	Ablation CathetersAccessories $54	ENTRESTO $47	ELIQUIS $39	Other $51

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,760
Food and Beverage	$1,862
Education	$236

Biography

Dr. Catherine Dao's specialties are general practice and cardiology (heart disease). She practices in San Francisco, CA and San Mateo, CA. She is a graduate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a graduate of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's residency program. Dr. Dao's areas of expertise consist of arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), cardiomyopathy, and coronary artery disease. Her average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). She can take Blue Shield, Anthem, Health Net, and more. Dr. Dao's professional affiliations include UCSF Medical Group, Hill Physicians, and Regents of the University of California.