Thomas Gildea, MD | UniHealth

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1 location · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC · 131 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A145085 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2028-06-30 · Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

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Every scored measure at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	2.572	Worse	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.563	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.256	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.369	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	2.8 · 41 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	6 · 141 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	10.2 · 124 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	8.3 · 501 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	14.9 · 653 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	10.1 · 348 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	3 · 4,502 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	5.4 · 94 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.735	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections	2.573	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	14.6 · 185 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	22.1 · 951 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	56.3 · 128 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	6.4 · 644 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	1.3 · 699 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	16.3 · 921 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	5.4 · 94 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	11.4 · 54 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	20.3 · 242 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Cleanliness	3
Nurse communication	3
Doctor communication	3
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	2
Overall hospital rating	3
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	4

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Room was "always" clean	70%
Nurses "always" communicated well	73%
Doctors "always" communicated well	76%
Staff "always" explained	57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	67%
Staff "always" explained new medications	71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	80%
"Always" quiet at night	43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$48,427

Medicare paid this office $48,427 for 339 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	206	$27,857	$132
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	48	$8,459	$176
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	70	$6,346	$89
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	177	$1,229	$7
Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	18	$445	$25

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	206	$27,857	$132
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	48	$8,459	$176
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	70	$6,346	$89
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	177	$1,229	$7
Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	18	$445	$25
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	12	$266	$22
Ultrasound scan of chest	11	$251	$23
X-ray of chest, 1 view	18	$128	$7

Who their Medicare patients are

339 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 18% · 85 and older 18% · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 69% · Health risk score 2.25. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 45% · Chronic kidney disease 33% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Depression 31% · Heart failure 29% · Dementia 29% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · COPD 22% · Stroke 18% · Cancer 16%.

The office billed $408,410, Medicare allowed $67,155 and paid $48,427; for 649 services of 47 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	339	649	73	2.25	$408,410	$48,427
2023	343	664	73	2.70	$337,954	$54,405
2022	342	726	72	2.20	$246,439	$56,404
2021	357	760	72	2.35	$266,137	$67,725
2020	356	640	72	2.37	$261,022	$60,590
2019	465	960	73	2.64	$353,899	$72,090
2018	193	439	73	2.66	$160,409	$34,332

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

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2023: 5 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	224	$33,273	$145
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	48	$8,440	$176
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	61	$5,926	$90
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	180	$1,295	$7
X-ray of chest, 1 view	46	$348	$7

2022: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	196	$32,405	$164
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	40	$8,906	$223
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	55	$5,618	$97
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	51	$2,899	$55
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	181	$1,286	$7
X-ray of chest, 1 view	82	$629	$8

2021: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	231	$43,330	$184
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	44	$10,996	$244
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	38	$4,160	$101
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	49	$3,320	$63
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	215	$1,607	$7
X-ray of chest, 1 view	76	$616	$8

2020: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	232	$38,128	$160
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	46	$10,650	$232
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	46	$4,600	$100
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	39	$1,896	$49
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	158	$1,267	$8
X-ray of chest, 1 view	53	$482	$9

2019: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	269	$38,470	$138
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	83	$16,275	$194
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	52	$4,858	$93
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	64	$3,282	$48
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	275	$2,189	$8
X-ray of chest, 1 view	72	$597	$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views	30	$297	$10

2018: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	109	$17,528	$149
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	44	$8,623	$196
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	31	$3,031	$98
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	123	$1,009	$8
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	15	$854	$53
X-ray of chest, 2 views	21	$208	$10
X-ray of chest, 1 view	23	$191	$8

Medicaid work

$76,445 in 2024

Medicaid paid $76,445 for 2,638 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 99 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

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Largest Medicaid services in 2024

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	850	$35,555
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM	868	$26,921
Service	147	$5,571
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes	72	$4,725
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only	484	$1,861
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM	54	$1,218
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count	42	$326
ELECTROLYTE PANEL	15	$111
Service	46	$69
Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, with microscopy	15	$50
Blood glucose (sugar) level	15	$21
Creatinine; blood	15	$14

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Medicaid work by year

2024	2,638	13	99	$76,445
2023	3,749	15	105	$100,350
2022	1,985	6	89	$62,848
2021	1,865	5	87	$66,567
2020	1,532	8	107	$52,756
2019	2,474	14	99	$126,159
2018	1,601	15	85	$69,528

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2023

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Largest Medicaid services in 2023

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	841	$40,115
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM	1,142	$38,076
Service	327	$12,295
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM	140	$3,000
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only	404	$1,878
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes	28	$1,737
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count	140	$1,147
ELECTROLYTE PANEL	104	$763
Service	187	$484
HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL	57	$230
ASSAY OF LIPASE	26	$204
Blood glucose (sugar) level	103	$181

2022

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Largest Medicaid services in 2022

EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM	899	$21,030
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	425	$20,489
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM	406	$15,009
Service	143	$5,320
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only	86	$772
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count	26	$229

2021

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Largest Medicaid services in 2021

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	639	$35,383
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM	675	$15,998
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM	309	$11,331
Service	51	$2,018
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only	191	$1,836

2020

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Largest Medicaid services in 2020

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	422	$22,280
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM	594	$13,882
Service	83	$7,499
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM	163	$6,115
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only	199	$1,504
Service	37	$1,401
Service	21	$52
Radiologic examination, chest; single view	13	$24

2019

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Largest Medicaid services in 2019

Service	294	$55,392
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM	798	$18,887
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	372	$18,168
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM	272	$9,382
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL	71	$8,007
Service	134	$5,172
Miscellaneous therapeutic items and supplies, retail purchases, not otherwise classified; identify product in "remarks"	23	$4,571
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM	15	$3,564
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only	253	$1,711
Unclassified drugs	61	$580
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count	90	$318
Service	23	$273

2018

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Largest Medicaid services in 2018

Miscellaneous therapeutic items and supplies, retail purchases, not otherwise classified; identify product in "remarks"	72	$19,578
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM	336	$12,966
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	194	$12,199
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM	222	$9,770
Service	117	$4,369
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL	67	$3,092
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only	239	$1,991
Service	124	$1,534
Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	20	$1,375
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes	14	$1,314
URINE PREGNANCY TEST	12	$677
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count	82	$308

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,410

Pharmacies billed $2,410 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 8% of their Part D prescriptions (12 of 147) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 12%.

134 generic and 13 brand-name prescriptions · $2,410 in drug cost · 57 antibiotic prescriptions to 57 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

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Largest Part D drug costs

Cephalexin	15	$52	$3
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	12	$18	$1

Year by year

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	147	103	8% (12)	9%	$2,410
2023	127	93	9% (11)	None	$2,432
2022	138	114	11% (15)	None	$3,379
2021	112	81	12% (13)	None	$3,181
2020	119	80	None	10%	$1,763
2019	183	118	13% (24)	8%	$2,803
2018	72	54	18% (13)	None	$1,715
2017	23	19	None	None	$506
2016	33	23	None	None	$765

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

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2023: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2023

Clindamycin	11	$223	$20
Cephalexin	18	$178	$10

2022: 4 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2022

Cephalexin	16	$147	$9
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	14	$85	$6
Ibuprofen	20	$45	$2
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	15	$31	$2

2021: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2021

Ibuprofen	19	$35	$2
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	11	$22	$2

2020: 3 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2020

Cefdinir	11	$322	$29
Azithromycin	15	$93	$6
Ibuprofen	15	$31	$2

2019: 6 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2019

Cefdinir	15	$461	$31
Clindamycin	15	$217	$14
Azithromycin	15	$136	$9
Ibuprofen	36	$105	$3
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	23	$92	$4
Prednisone	13	$46	$4

2018: 1 drug

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2018

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	11	$64	$6

Money from drug and device companies

$100 in 2022

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Industry payments by year

2022	1	1	None	$100
2019	1	1	None	$44

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

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Payments by company

Intuitive Surgical	Da Vinci Surgical System	$100	1 payment Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2022-11-01 · $100

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Every published payment

Intuitive Surgical	Meals · 2022-11-01	Da Vinci Surgical System	$100

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2019: $44

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Payments by company in 2019

Ethicon	Monarch	$44	1 payment Meals for Monarch · 2019-12-26 · $44

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score: 80.6 / 100; Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI: 1053708917
Licence: CA A145085California A145085: Current · expires 2028-06-30
Trained: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2015
Group: Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: Yes
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
Mailing address: 2105 Forest Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128
NPI first listed: 2015-04-17
NPI last updated: 2021-01-29
NPI record certified: 2021-01-29

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.