Dr. Hao Wu, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Wu
Dr. Hao Wu is a vascular surgery physician in Odessa, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wu performed 922 Medicare services across 679 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wu received a total of $5,769 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 90 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 134 | $58 | $214 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 114 | $58 | $213 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 104 | $77 | $315 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 61 | $9 | $37 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 55 | $11 | $43 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 51 | $16 | $66 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 40 | $118 | $596 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $117 | $482 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 32 | $28 | $120 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 30 | $25 | $103 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 27 | $76 | $315 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 26 | $29 | $89 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 24 | $49 | $165 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 24 | $17 | $72 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 24 | $14 | $42 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 23 | $87 | $401 |
| Review by radiologist of additional artery image | 21 | $34 | $51 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch | 20 | $105 | $764 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | 20 | $328 | $1,635 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, each additional vessel | 20 | $143 | $613 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 20 | $66 | $285 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 15 | $91 | $306 |
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 clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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