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Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Peking University Health Science Center

202 10th Street Se Pci Medical Pavilion, Suite 225
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

(319) 363-1993

Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. She graduated from Peking University Health Science Center. Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD is affiliated with UnityPoint Health, St. Luke's Hospital and ST LUKES METHODIST HOSPITAL.

Office Locations

St. Luke's Hospital

202 10th Street Se Pci Medical Pavilion, Suite 225
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

(319) 364-7101

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

ablation

cardiac catheter ablation

electrophysiological study and catheter ablation

inpatient hospital care

minimally invasive procedures

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

pulmonary vein isolation

In 2023, Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD performed more ablation, cardiac catheter ablation, electrophysiological study and catheter ablation, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), minimally invasive procedures, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement, and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

By Affordability:

ambulatory cardiac monitoring

ambulatory monitoring

cardiac electrophysiological study

electrophysiological study

electrophysiological study and catheter ablation

Holter monitoring

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD performed more cardiac procedures, cardioversion, and elective external cardioversion procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for ambulatory cardiac monitoring, ambulatory monitoring, cardiac electrophysiological study, electrophysiological (EP) study, electrophysiological study and catheter ablation, and Holter monitoring that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

echocardiogram

By Affordability:

Afib catheter ablation

cardiac ablation

cardiac catheter ablation

cardiac pacing procedures

catheter ablation

pacemaker implantation

pacemaker replacement

pacemaker system replacement

permanent pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

pulmonary vein isolation

supraventricular tachycardia ablation

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD performed more echocardiogram (echo) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for Afib catheter ablation, cardiac ablation, cardiac catheter ablation, cardiac pacing procedures, catheter ablation, pacemaker implantation, pacemaker replacement, pacemaker system replacement, permanent pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement, pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) ablation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	124
doctor visit	86
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
nuclear scan	18
stress testing	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	87

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	546
cardioversion	23
doctor visit	649
hospital care	427
implant surgery	48
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	427
minimally invasive procedures	75
nuclear scan	20
stress testing	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	380

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	807
Female	914

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1640
Black	40
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	589
85 and over	469
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	493
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	708
hospital care	356
implant surgery	81
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	356
minimally invasive procedures	102
stress testing	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	382

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	641
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1327
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	384
Less than 65	187

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
ambulatory monitoring	66
cardiac procedures	215
cardioversion	25
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	424
hospital care	263
implant surgery	43
inpatient care	252
minimally invasive procedures	67
outpatient care	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	94
vascular procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1024
Female	1054

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1992
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	670
From 75 to 84	722
85 and over	430
Less than 65	256

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	94
cardiac procedures	353
cardioversion	30
doctor visit	605
hospital care	311
implant surgery	73
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	311
minimally invasive procedures	85
ultrasound (sonogram)	186

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	613
Female	668

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1233
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	473
From 75 to 84	427
85 and over	235
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	60
cardiac procedures	307
cardioversion	28
doctor visit	673
hospital care	298
implant surgery	74
inpatient care	298
minimally invasive procedures	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	173
vascular procedures	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	706
Female	643

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1306
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	451
85 and over	252
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
ambulatory monitoring	21
cardiac procedures	330
cardioversion	39
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	848
hospital care	468
implant surgery	104
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	26
inpatient care	457
minimally invasive procedures	144
outpatient care	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	193

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	919
Female	837

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1687
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	626
From 75 to 84	583
85 and over	380
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	70
ambulatory monitoring	21
cardiac procedures	349
cardioversion	50
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	875
hospital care	445
implant surgery	99
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	20
inpatient care	426
minimally invasive procedures	187
outpatient care	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	194

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	878
Female	859

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1683
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	638
From 75 to 84	562
85 and over	392
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	30
cardiac procedures	341
cardioversion	31
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	536
hospital care	375
implant surgery	94
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	359
minimally invasive procedures	135
outpatient care	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	232

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	916
Female	842

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1705
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	631
85 and over	397
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	44
ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	395
cardioversion	44
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	666
hospital care	421
implant surgery	96
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	400
minimally invasive procedures	194
outpatient care	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	265

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	912
Female	844

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1693
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	682
From 75 to 84	615
85 and over	366
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	118
ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	362
cardioversion	28
catheterization	59
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	722
hospital care	371
implant surgery	36
inpatient care	371
minimally invasive procedures	199
ultrasound (sonogram)	247

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1002
Female	990

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1915
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	754
From 75 to 84	695
85 and over	428
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cedar Rapids, IA were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ablation	51
ambulatory monitoring	42
cardiac procedures	346
cardioversion	31
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	617
hospital care	349
implant surgery	74
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	342
minimally invasive procedures	127
nuclear scan	19
outpatient care	15
stress testing	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	221
vascular procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD.

**Gender**
Male	765
Female	764

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1471
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	521
85 and over	339
Less than 65	139
65 to 74	529

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD graduated from Peking University Health Science Center. She completed residency at New York Medical College Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine Nuclear Medicine American Board of Nuclear Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Peking University Health Science Center

Residency: New York Medical College Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine Nuclear Medicine American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

St. Luke's Hospital

ST LUKES METHODIST HOSPITAL

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Weiwei Li, PhD, MB, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,604 TACHY LEAD $800	GENERAL THERAPIES $72	GENERAL - THERAPIES $54	Tachy System $52	WATCHMAN $52	Other $1,573
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$2,501 Carto 3 $2,501
Endologix, Inc.	$2,356 $2,356
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,837 Electrophysiology $1,765	CRM $72
Abbott Laboratories	$767 ENSITE PRECISION $392	AMPLATZER TORQVUE 45 X 45 $133	Ensite $109	EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System $40	AVEIR $31	Other $61
Other	$3,554 Micra $732	XARELTO $491	ELIQUIS $420	LifeVest $282	Pradaxa $272	Other $1,357

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$7,259
Food and Beverage	$4,532
Education	$1,827

Biography

Dr. Weiwei Li works as an adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). She attended Peking University Health Science Center for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with New York Medical College for residency. She is conversant in Mandarin. Dr. Li's professional affiliations include UnityPoint Health and St. Luke's Hospital. Her practice in Cedar Rapids, IA is open to new patients as reported by UnityPoint Health.