Dr. Catherine Wu, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Wu
Dr. Catherine Wu is a radiology - diagnostic in Austin, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wu performed 21,637 Medicare services across 1,299 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wu received a total of $118 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 4 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Wu is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 18,825 | $0 | $3 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 502 | $299 | $2,762 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 341 | $98 | $613 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 193 | $51 | $363 |
| Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy | 152 | $62 | $637 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 149 | $71 | $343 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 140 | $50 | $821 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 136 | $186 | $1,067 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 135 | $152 | $1,067 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev | 125 | $196 | $700 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 118 | $61 | $250 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 104 | $101 | $710 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev | 100 | $181 | $700 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 56 | $166 | $709 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 55 | $93 | $368 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 48 | $779 | $8,210 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 44 | $223 | $704 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 40 | $132 | $1,022 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 39 | $8 | $20 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 38 | $19 | $114 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 32 | $359 | $2,640 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 31 | $1,461 | $6,431 |
| CT scan of chest, without contrast | 28 | $44 | $686 |
| Special radiation treatment | 26 | $110 | $1,794 |
| Radiation treatment delivery, single treatment area,single port or parallel opposed ports, simple blocks or no blocks: 6-10 mev | 24 | $108 | $347 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 23 | $63 | $658 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 23 | $392 | $4,374 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 22 | $10 | $64 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 22 | $8 | $36 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 20 | $371 | $1,318 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 19 | $90 | $560 |
| Obtaining respiratory data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment | 14 | $317 | $1,838 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $136 | $496 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Wu is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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