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Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD

(Dr. Richard C. Wu, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm), Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Duke University School of Medicine (1994)

Professional interests include: genetic disorders, inherited arrhythmia disorders, heart rhythm disorders, and more.

2001 Inwood Road 5th Floor, West Campus Building 3
Dallas, TX 75390

(214) 645-8000

Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Dallas, TX specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm), pediatric cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1994 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD is affiliated with Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

2001 Inwood Road 5th Floor, West Campus Building 3
Dallas, TX 75390

Address:

5939 Harry Hines Boulevard Po Box 2, Suite 630
Dallas, TX 75390

In The News

“Genetic testing is playing an increasingly important role in preventing sudden cardiac arrest, says Dr. Richard Wu, director of the electrophysiology lab and heart rhythm clinic at UT Southwestern...”—"Genetic heart tests play a growing role in saving lives", Dallas News, February 2013

ablation	24
cardiac procedures	77
cardioversion	12
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	282
hospital care	142
implant surgery	36
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	142
lab tests	37
minimally invasive procedures	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	73
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	40
Less than 65	79

ablation	15
cardiac procedures	58
cardioversion	12
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	257
hospital care	133
implant surgery	25
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	133
lab tests	18
minimally invasive procedures	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	63
Less than 65	67

ablation	30
cardiac procedures	72
cardioversion	18
catheterization	30
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	300
hospital care	117
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	117
minimally invasive procedures	103
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	130
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	80
Less than 65	116

ablation	39
cardiac procedures	91
cardioversion	15
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	311
hospital care	135
implant surgery	20
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	135
minimally invasive procedures	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	54
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	37
Less than 65	55

ablation	39
ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	122
cardioversion	17
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	232
hospital care	175
implant surgery	28
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	175
minimally invasive procedures	146
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	44
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	49
Less than 65	51

ablation	49
ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	111
cardioversion	12
catheterization	49
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	159
hospital care	128
implant surgery	9
inpatient care	128
minimally invasive procedures	148
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	45
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	21
Less than 65	37

ablation	42
ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	93
cardioversion	19
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	126
hospital care	157
inpatient care	157
minimally invasive procedures	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	47
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	24
Less than 65	50

ablation	17
cardiac procedures	64
cardioversion	11
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	112
hospital care	136
implant surgery	22
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	136
minimally invasive procedures	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

**Gender**
Male	496
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	225
Hispanic	107
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	381
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	75
Less than 65	189

ablation	26
cardiac procedures	82
cardioversion	16
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	260
hospital care	139
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	139
minimally invasive procedures	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	57
Hispanic	30
Asian	14
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	56
Less than 65	48

ablation	45
cardiac procedures	70
cardioversion	16
catheterization	45
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	334
hospital care	153
implant surgery	9
inpatient care	153
minimally invasive procedures	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	48
Hispanic	33
Asian	19
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	65
Less than 65	46

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Dallas, TX were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

ablation	33
ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	86
cardioversion	14
catheterization	33
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	238
hospital care	141
implant surgery	20
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	141
lab tests	27
minimally invasive procedures	115
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	79
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	364
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	35
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	167
85 and over	51
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	213

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	58
Cancer	15
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals (1997)

Board Certification: American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Children's Health

UT Southwestern Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$1,742 AMPLATZER AMULET $732	ENSITE PRECISION $353	TactiCath Quartz CFA Catheter $142	Assurity $132	RhythmVIEW Work Stations $130	Other $252
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC	$1,190 XARELTO $1,190
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,123 WATCHMAN $953	Tachy System $137	Watchman Device $33
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,007 Ensite $186	Unify Assura $157	CRM $149	Electrophysiology $108	Merlin $81	Other $325
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$777 Carto 3 System $777
Other	$1,039 Arctic Front $294	KEYTRUDA $221	Carto 3 $140	Paso $113	ONPATTRO $54	Other $218

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,373
Travel and Lodging	$3,180
Consulting Fee	$325

Research Payments

Dr. Richard Chao-Chung Wu, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $50,295.

Biography

Dr. Richard Wu is an adult cardiology, pediatric cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) specialist. Dr. Wu attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Wu trained at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Wu include genetic disorders, inherited arrhythmia disorders, and cardiac ablation. He has received professional recognition including the following: D Magazine Best Doctor; D Magazine Best Doctors in Dallas; and NASPE Advanced Training Clinical Fellowship Stanley J. Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Scholarship. He is professionally affiliated with Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center.

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Education & Training

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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