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Dr. Tom Chao, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (2009)

8700 Warner Avenue Suite 140
Fountain Valley, CA

(714) 850-7300

Dr. Tom Chao, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Bakersfield, CA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 2009 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Tom Chao, MD is affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center, MemorialCare and NEWPORT CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1700 Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93306

Address:

8700 Warner Avenue Suite 140
Fountain Valley, CA

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	102

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	178
injections	40
joint surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	10
upper extremity surgery	10

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

aspiration	19
doctor visit	126
injections	19

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

aspiration	60
doctor visit	154
injections	60

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

aspiration	179
doctor visit	485
hospital care	11
injections	179
inpatient care	11
musculoskeletal imaging	14
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom Chao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tom Chao, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bakersfield, CA were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	74
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	211
hospital care	11
injections	74
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	10
musculoskeletal imaging	14
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom Chao, MD.

**Gender**
Female	30
Male	22

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	21
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	22

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom Chao, MD From 2016 - 2021

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

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	1
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Tom Chao, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 2009. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (2009)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tom Chao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Long Beach Medical Center

MemorialCare

NEWPORT CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tom Chao, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tom Chao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bakersfield, CA.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2023-11-22

My first visit was on 10/25/23, I got a cortisone shot in my hip and was told that I would be able to start running again. The Doctor told me that if the shot didn’t work, I could get an MRI, so I scheduled a follow up appointment. After 3 days I tried to run but my hip still hurt and started clicking. I called the office and asked if I could get the MRI during my follow-up so I wouldn’t have to make two trips to the office because it is very out of the way for me. Two days before my follow-up I was told that the MRI needed to be approved by my insurance which would take 2-4 business days. I canceled my follow-up appointment because I did not think that the MRI would be approved by then.

It has now been almost a month since my first visit and I still have not had an MRI. I have called this office over 20 times in the past month trying to advocate for myself because I am in pain. It is extremely difficult trying to get a hold of anyone in the office because they almost always send you to an answering service. Every time I have followed up on this MRI, I have been told it is still pending through my insurance. Last week I was told that I would be getting a call to schedule the MRI that day and no one ever called me. When I followed up this past Monday, I was told that the Doctor never put in an order for the MRI because I needed to do a follow up visit. I was never told by the staff that I wouldn’t get the MRI if I didn’t do the follow up visit. I also don’t understand why they would tell me that someone is going to call me and schedule the MRI if there was never an order to begin with.

This experience has made me feel like this office does not care about me as a patient. The staff seems incompetent and overall, it has been extremely disappointing and frustrating.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$10,000 Sports Med Knee $1,075	Sports Med Hip $593	Fast-Fix 360 $331	$8,000
Stryker Corporation	$1,775 Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set $628	COBRA $250	Gamma $205	CinchLock SS $162	MAKOplasty $150	Other $379
Exactech, Inc.	$603 Equinoxe $603
Globus Medical, Inc.	$560 Anthem $138	Distal Femur Plate $89	EVO Retrograde $77	Tibial Nail $54	Autobahn $47	Other $155
Arthrex, Inc.	$150 $150
Other	$671 DYNACORD $74	GLOBAL $63	XIAFLEX $58	NovoStitch $48	Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium $36	Other $392

**Types of Payments**
Education	$8,372
Food and Beverage	$3,345
Travel and Lodging	$2,042

Biography

Dr. Tom Chao's areas of specialization are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine; he sees patients in Bakersfield, CA and Fountain Valley, CA. He is professionally affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center. He studied medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Chao speaks Spanish.