Guangqiang Gao, M.D
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D) with Chaparral Medical Group Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Pomona, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $28,006 for 42 patients in 2024, with only 32 Part D claims. Abiomed was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $639.26 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1124322086 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 6, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 13, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | A115654 | CA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 42 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 92 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $28,006 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 32 · 38 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 21 |
| Total drug cost | $207.80 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiac Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical groups
- Chaparral Medical Group IncPomona, CA · 65 clinicians
- Synergy CT Surgery PartnershipRiverside, CA · 19 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$639.26 · 10 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$2,179 · 9 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $342.11 | 4 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $116.99 | 2 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $110.98 | 1 |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $24.23 | 1 |
| Solventum Corporation | $22.55 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$639.26 · 10 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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