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- Spartanburg location main office
1330 Boiling Springs Rd Ste 1600, Spartanburg, SC 29303 - Atlanta location
100 Woodruff Cir, Suite 327, Atlanta, GA 30322
About Dr. Gao
Based in Spartanburg, SC, Ian Gao, M.D. is listed in the NPI registry under orthopaedic sports medicine. Ian graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2014. Medicare claims data shows Ian provided 2,136 services to 1,125 patients. The services billed most often include therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg. NPI 1043637481 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (864) 582-6396
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1330 BOILING SPRINGS RD STE 1600
Spartanburg, SC 29303
100 Woodruff Cir Suite 327
Atlanta, GA 30322
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Orthopedic Sports Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Pain
Most searched conditions
Ankle & Foot
- Heel Spurs
- High Ankle Sprain
- Peroneal Tendon Subluxation
Bone
Bone & Joint
Core & Hip
Elbow
- Elbow Ligament Tear
- Golfer's elbow
- Little League Elbow
- Tennis elbow
Foot & Ankle
Hand & Wrist
- Torn Thumb Ligament
- Wrist Fractures and Sprains
Head & Spine
Hip
Hip & Groin
- Hip Pointer
- Snapping Hip Syndrome
- Sports Hernia
Joint
- Hip Pain and Tightness
- Loose cartilage in joint
Joints
Knee
- Baker's Cyst
- Chondromalacia
- Jumper's knee
- Knee collateral ligament injury
- Patellar instability and dislocation
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- PCL tear
- Plica Syndrome
- Water On The Knee
Knee & Hip
Leg
Muscle & Tendon
Pediatric & Teen Sports
- Little league shoulder
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Sever's Disease
Shoulder
- Broken collarbone
- Clavicle pain
- Dead arm syndrome
- Frozen shoulder
- Separated Shoulder
- Shoulder impingement
- Shoulder instability and dislocation
- Shoulder Labrum Tear
Shoulder & Arm
- Torn bicep
Spine & Back
Procedures & services
Injections
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Bone Marrow Aspirate Injection
- Knee Joint Injection
- Knee Joint Injections
- Trigger-point injection
- Ultrasound-guided injection
Orthopedics
Most searched procedures
Diagnostics
Evaluation
Non-Surgical Treatment
Procedures
Regenerative Medicine
Surgery
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Ankle Ligament Surgery
- Bicep tendon repair
- Bursa Removal
- Cartilage restoration
- Collarbone fracture surgery
- Elbow Scope
- Exertional compartment syndrome release
- Hamstring repair surgery
- High Ankle Sprain Surgery
- Hip arthroscopy
- Hip labrum repair
- Knee arthroscopy
- Kneecap Stabilization Surgery
- MCL repair
- Meniscus repair
- Microfracture Knee Surgery
- Open reduction and internal fixation
- PCL Reconstruction
- Peroneal Tendon Repair
- Rotator cuff repair
- Separated shoulder surgery
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Shoulder labrum repair
- Shoulder replacement
- Shoulder stabilization surgery
- Sports hernia surgery
- Stiff Big Toe Surgery
- Tennis Elbow Surgery
- Thumb Ligament Repair
Therapy & Devices
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,136 services · 1,125 patients · 19 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
294 | More often than most peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Procedure | 29826 |
15 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | Procedure | 29824 |
15 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Procedure | 29823 |
14 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Procedure | 29828 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Procedure | 29827 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Imaging | 73564 |
169 | More often than most peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Imaging | 73030 |
97 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Imaging | 73221 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
| Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Treatment | 97110 |
453 | More often than most peers in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other orthopaedic sports medicines in Spartanburg 4
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 15 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2014 at Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 7
Providers in SC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Ian Gao specialize in?
Ian Gao is an orthopaedic sports medicine in Spartanburg, SC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Ian Gao located?
Ian Gao is listed at 1330 Boiling Springs Rd Ste 1600, Spartanburg, SC 29303. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Ian Gao's phone number?
The number on file is (864) 582-6396. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Ian Gao?
Ian Gao's National Provider Identifier is 1043637481. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Ian Gao train?
Ian Gao attended Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Ian Gao have?
Ian Gao has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Ian Gao do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Ian Gao performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope and partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of knee, 4 or more views and x-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views; provides treatments such as therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes and therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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