Active NPI 1902903578 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Monte M Wu , MD

Internal Medicine - Nephrology • Berkeley, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Monte Wu, MD is a certified Internal Medicine - Nephrology practicing in Berkeley, CA. With approximately 32 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine in 1994, Dr. Wu delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2905 TELEGRAPH AVE.

Dr. Wu is affiliated with East Bay Nephrology Medical Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include dialysis services, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2905 Telegraph Ave

Berkeley, CA 94705

Telephone 5108410411

Fax 5108455030

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 East Bay Nephrology Medical Group, Inc. Facility NPI 1871699074

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine - Nephrology in Berkeley, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

32 Yrs -1.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.8 Yrs

State Avg: 26.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

24 Specialists

Practicing in Berkeley, CA (1529 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

54.2% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

54.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Wu (32 Years) 32 Yrs

Berkeley Specialty Average (33.8 Years) 33.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	365	47	$811.55	$400.68
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	279	129	$177.00	$87.38
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	77	74	$292.70	$143.98
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	62	37	$267.10	$131.73
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	57	46	$159.11	$78.32
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	52	35	$433.98	$171.40
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	43	39	$33.00	$13.07
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	36	33	$624.00	$249.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	22	$309.93	$140.92
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	23	20	$38.00	$18.56
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	18	14	$675.72	$332.79
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	13	12	$438.00	$175.05
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	13	13	$377.00	$150.65
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	11	11	$390.09	$192.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	380	50	$790.00	$400.03
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	274	150	$174.00	$87.21
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	57	55	$286.00	$145.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	38	$298.00	$137.77
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	44	34	$158.00	$79.11
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	29	29	$34.00	$13.53
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	26	18	$660.00	$325.70
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	26	26	$640.00	$256.24
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	21	19	$262.00	$134.01
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	17	13	$416.00	$162.34
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	15	15	$449.00	$179.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	338	190	$159.17	$78.60
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	197	46	$813.01	$409.69
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	68	49	$161.35	$80.28
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	61	55	$35.00	$13.69
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	53	47	$647.00	$259.65
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	48	46	$298.50	$147.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	36	$302.60	$124.37
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	24	21	$299.88	$109.73
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	23	19	$392.00	$157.65
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	22	20	$454.00	$178.23
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	21	15	$228.00	$114.09
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	13	$421.36	$188.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	441	55	$804.01	$414.04
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	217	127	$158.41	$80.29
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	61	55	$35.00	$14.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	60	37	$301.20	$154.07
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	58	50	$651.00	$262.91
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	52	41	$161.94	$78.67
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	49	24	$301.80	$154.90
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	39	39	$299.77	$143.43
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	33	31	$457.00	$181.71
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	28	23	$396.00	$159.76
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$387.20	$183.57
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	14	14	$51.14	$20.64
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	13	12	$223.15	$115.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	309	58	$659.00	$329.61
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	286	149	$164.00	$80.28
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	75	63	$35.00	$13.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	46	$259.00	$128.78
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	59	51	$695.71	$269.62
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	48	41	$167.00	$81.67
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	47	37	$237.00	$115.96
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	37	35	$473.73	$190.15
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	34	$311.00	$151.48
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	28	24	$409.00	$164.58
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	25	21	$243.00	$129.04
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	17	16	$1231.88	$499.25
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$459.00	$224.90
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	13	12	$386.08	$146.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	198	123	$164.98	$80.91
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	119	76	$235.00	$114.96
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	97	79	$34.38	$13.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	54	$259.96	$127.44
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	79	61	$668.29	$265.37
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	70	52	$165.00	$80.36
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	56	39	$655.00	$318.37
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	31	30	$310.00	$152.29
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	29	29	$459.28	$182.22
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	19	$345.00	$150.16
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	22	19	$403.27	$161.05
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$455.00	$224.71
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	21	21	$1228.10	$490.58
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	17	16	$53.00	$20.71
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	16	16	$390.94	$156.71
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	11	11	$40.00	$16.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	1,050	19	$2.00	$0.12
J0885 Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units	278	11	$20.00	$12.32
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	179	105	$100.00	$79.71
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	174	108	$140.00	$113.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	55	$165.00	$122.43
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	60	56	$34.50	$13.72
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	55	44	$130.00	$78.26
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	55	46	$651.45	$263.05
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	47	33	$475.00	$311.70
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	40	40	$290.00	$219.85
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	34	$235.00	$149.75
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	30	29	$453.33	$181.49
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	29	23	$215.00	$163.76
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	26	11	$40.00	$25.40
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	24	22	$411.83	$160.40
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	23	23	$4378.70	$1552.85
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	21	20	$2056.10	$734.11
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	21	20	$172.48	$64.63
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	16	16	$53.00	$20.55
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	14	13	$2549.00	$950.64
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	14	14	$340.00	$237.45
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	12	12	$1238.00	$486.98
36581 Replacement of tunneled central venous tube	11	11	$528.00	$207.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	7,350	103	$2.00	$0.12
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	228	143	$100.00	$77.40
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	136	82	$140.00	$111.97
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	86	80	$165.37	$63.50
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	85	74	$4017.24	$1511.02
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	64	24	$36.66	$13.83
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	51	44	$130.00	$77.20
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	48	46	$1852.50	$685.47
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	42	33	$215.00	$160.47
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	40	38	$235.00	$146.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	32	$165.00	$121.55
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	36	35	$290.00	$217.41
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	36	25	$202.03	$69.49
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	35	30	$2391.40	$905.43
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	29	20	$70.69	$23.89
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	23	$110.00	$84.16
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	24	23	$475.00	$294.95
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	23	23	$477.83	$182.50
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	20	19	$7170.00	$2822.05
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	19	19	$2263.63	$735.04

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine - Nephrology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X

State License CA A68069

An internist who treats disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function. This specialist consults with surgeons about kidney transplantation.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00A680690 (CA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Railroad Medicare

390006318 (CA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

East Bay Nephrology Medical Group Inc

2905 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 947052017

Phone: 5108410411

East Bay Nephrology Medical Group Inc

2089 Vale Rd, San Pablo, CA 948063850

Phone: 5102351057