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Roberto Diaz, MD

Hand Surgery · Mountain View

NPI 1124261110

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3 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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3 plans · 3 carriers

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3 of 3 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A112035 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2010 · expires 2027-09-30 · University of Iowa College 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.

  • El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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.

Every scored measure at El Camino Health
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.291BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.393BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.76 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.6 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 185 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 814 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13 · 842 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 361 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.6 · 4,633 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.5 · 122 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.993No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.706No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.376No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.5 · 218 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.5 · 962 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits3.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-17 · 922 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits18.6 · 860 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.7 · 827 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.1 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.3 · 80 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.7 · 237 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at El Camino Health
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at El Camino Health
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$156,951

Medicare paid this office $156,951 for 482 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)170$22,112$111
New patient visit (45+ min)147$20,895$142
Short return visit (20+ min)162$18,394$81
New patient visit (30+ min)106$10,098$95
Incision of tendon covering of finger13$8,797$550
See all 15 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)170$22,112$111
New patient visit (45+ min)147$20,895$142
Short return visit (20+ min)162$18,394$81
New patient visit (30+ min)106$10,098$95
Incision of tendon covering of finger13$8,797$550
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve12$6,169$411
Injection into tendon or ligament75$4,801$49
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes13$2,016$155
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint25$1,668$49
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint28$1,424$49
Injection of carpal tunnel14$1,409$88
Application of elbow to finger cast14$1,230$88
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg114$321None
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass13$242$19
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg34$221None

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of nail tissue1-10None
Removal of tissue1-10None
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

482 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 2% · 85 and older 15% · Women 60% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 0.87. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hand surgery clinician is at 1.08.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Diabetes 22% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Chronic kidney disease 17% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Depression 16% · Cancer 15% · Heart failure 10% · COPD 7% · Stroke 5% · Dementia 4%.

The office billed $682,737, Medicare allowed $208,598 and paid $156,951; for 1,544 services of 68 kinds; $542 of it was for drugs given in the office and $156,408 for care.

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

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20244821,544760.87$682,737$156,951
20234711,244760.93$658,050$162,182
20224461,235760.95$585,984$149,860
20213581,088760.99$587,334$154,685
2020309847751.01$397,719$95,924
20193821,120751.20$520,990$123,916
20183531,098751.00$500,753$120,152
2017300997761.10$399,453$94,291
2016209593751.10$250,562$62,403
2015114286741.36$178,927$31,449
20146884701.12$111,127$7,272

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.

See the services billed each year

2023: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)194$26,953$115
New patient visit (45+ min)182$26,521$146
Incision of tendon covering of finger19$12,851$612
Short return visit (20+ min)111$12,380$81
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve21$10,239$427
Injection into tendon or ligament98$6,345$55
New patient visit (30+ min)60$5,805$97
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes14$2,239$160
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint26$1,399$50
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg132$1,086None
Application of elbow to finger cast11$1,085$90
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass11$218$18
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg18$41None

2022: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
New patient visit (45+ min)183$27,070$148
Return visit (30+ min)187$26,782$111
Short return visit (20+ min)111$12,775$83
Incision of tendon covering of finger18$11,891$626
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve16$6,855$428
New patient visit (30+ min)68$6,697$98
Injection into tendon or ligament94$6,180$52
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes11$1,993$181
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint30$1,562$50
Application of elbow to finger cast14$1,222$87
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint19$1,114$53
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg138$903None
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass13$218$17

2021: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
New patient visit (45+ min)164$24,869$152
Return visit (30+ min)157$24,399$121
Short return visit (20+ min)97$11,682$87
Incision of tendon covering of finger13$8,417$601
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve16$7,188$423
Injection into tendon or ligament83$4,996$51
New patient visit (30+ min)45$4,064$90
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes20$3,564$178
Application of elbow to finger cast12$1,061$82
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint14$827$55
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg111$754None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint14$745$50
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass12$196$15
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg13$46None

2020: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Short return visit (20+ min)125$13,795$71
Return visit (30+ min)136$12,939$90
Incision of tendon covering of finger18$9,844$547
New patient visit (30+ min)96$8,746$91
Injection into tendon or ligament60$4,007$48
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes13$2,464$190
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint16$846$45
Short return visit11$824$46
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg86$663None

2019: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Short return visit (20+ min)176$17,350$65
Return visit (30+ min)153$15,989$96
New patient visit (30+ min)139$12,615$91
Incision of tendon covering of finger18$11,067$553
Injection into tendon or ligament73$4,562$44
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes21$3,870$184
Application of elbow to finger cast20$1,854$84
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint22$1,117$41
Injection of carpal tunnel12$1,066$71
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg114$766None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint13$632$45
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass20$330$16

2018: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)172$17,850$92
Short return visit (20+ min)149$14,988$65
Incision of tendon covering of finger18$11,514$548
New patient visit (30+ min)121$10,832$90
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve14$6,521$384
Injection into tendon or ligament76$4,980$44
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes13$2,221$171
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint21$1,249$42
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg102$896None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint15$816$43

2017: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)141$14,259$91
Short return visit (20+ min)149$14,139$63
New patient visit (30+ min)102$9,771$96
Injection into tendon or ligament61$3,921$44
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint17$990$47
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint16$786$44
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg91$743None
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle14$362$24
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg14$70None

2016: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Short return visit (20+ min)111$12,101$64
Return visit (30+ min)79$7,957$96
New patient visit (30+ min)67$5,939$89
Injection into tendon or ligament26$1,627$48
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint11$455$38
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg34$205None

2015: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit (20+ min)50$5,433$71
New patient visit (30+ min)33$3,267$99
Injection into tendon or ligament20$1,584$57
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg25$162None

2014: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder12$2,524$210
Short return visit (20+ min)33$1,594$46
New patient visit (30+ min)11$743$68

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$382

Pharmacies billed $382 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 58% of their Part D prescriptions (46 of 80) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical hand surgery clinician is at 47%.

80 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $382 in drug cost · 12 antibiotic prescriptions.

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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33$175$5
Ibuprofen15$21$1

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024805158% (46)0%$382
20231006456% (56)None$487
2022735047% (34)0%$400
20211006548% (48)None$696
2020805356% (45)0%$564
2019906248% (43)None$1,244
201816810741% (68)10%$2,174
2017664355% (36)None$679
2016664344% (29)None$601
2015423060% (25)None$536
2014382971% (27)None$663
2013352366% (23)None$760

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47$186$4
Ibuprofen22$59$3

2022: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26$107$4
Ibuprofen20$48$2

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40$180$5
Ibuprofen14$32$2

2020: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22$115$5
Acetaminophen-Codeine21$75$4
Cephalexin11$35$3

2019: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Diclofenac11$337$31
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28$155$6
Gabapentin11$99$9

2018: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Diclofenac18$622$35
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30$155$5
Oxycodone16$112$7
Cephalexin13$94$7
Ibuprofen11$38$3
Acetaminophen-Codeine16$36$2

2017: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$84$5

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$176$13
Gabapentin15$78$5

2014: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Oxycodone11$137$12

Money from drug and device companies

$230 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202523None$230
202423None$221
202011None$32
201912None$49

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

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AxogenNone$204
2 payments
  • Meals · 2025-12-03 · $149
  • Meals · 2025-09-29 · $55
Endo USAXiaflex$26
1 payment
  • Meals for Xiaflex · 2025-07-11 · $26
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
AxogenMeals · 2025-12-03None$149
AxogenMeals · 2025-09-29None$55
Endo USAMeals · 2025-07-11Xiaflex$26
See earlier years (2024, 2020, 2019)

2024: $221

Payments by company in 2024
Globus MedicalExcelsius Deformity$174
2 payments
  • Travel for Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System · 2024-05-21 · $66
  • Meals for Excelsius Deformity · 2024-05-20 · $108
AxogenAvance Nerve Graft$47
1 payment
  • Meals for Avance Nerve Graft · 2024-07-22 · $47

2020: $32

Payments by company in 2020
AxogenAvance Nerve Graft$32
1 payment
  • Meals for Avance Nerve Graft · 2020-10-09 · $32

2019: $49

Payments by company in 2019
AxogenAxoguard Nerve Connector$49
2 payments
  • Meals for Axoguard Nerve Connector · 2019-06-18 · $15
  • Meals for Axoguard Nerve Connector · 2019-03-08 · $34

Professional record

NPI
1124261110
Licence
CA A112035California A112035: Current · expires 2027-09-30
Trained
University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine, 2008
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207XS0106X (207XS0106X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2009-04-07
NPI last updated
2020-12-10
NPI record certified
2020-12-10

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