Joyce Ja-Ning Lu, MD
Vascular Surgery · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · El Camino Health Medical Network LLC · 202 clinicians in this group
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| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A170348 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2020 · expires 2028-09-30 · Albany Medical College.
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 itOverall 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$60,748
Medicare paid this office $60,748 for 166 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 56 | $11,125 | $199 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 29 | $5,060 | $163 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 21 | $3,922 | $187 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 20 | $2,667 | $111 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 40 | $1,928 | $30 |
See all 9 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 56 | $11,125 | $199 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 29 | $5,060 | $163 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 21 | $3,922 | $187 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 20 | $2,667 | $111 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 40 | $1,928 | $30 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 17 | $1,783 | $99 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $1,480 | $87 |
| 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 | 52 | $1,042 | $15 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $616 | $51 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) | 34 | More than 86% of doctors who do this |
| Melanoma (skin cancer) excision | 1-10 | None |
| Removal of nail tissue | 1-10 | None |
| Removal of tissue | 73 | More than 82% of doctors who do this |
| Varicose vein removal | 11 | More than 44% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
166 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 10% · 85 and older 19% · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 46% · Health risk score 2.85. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical vascular surgery clinician is at 2.33.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 49% · Chronic kidney disease 48% · Coronary heart disease 40% · Heart failure 34% · Atrial fibrillation 25% · COPD 20% · Depression 19% · Cancer 17% · Stroke 14% · Dementia 13%.
The office billed $240,855, Medicare allowed $78,239 and paid $60,748; for 491 services of 68 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.
Year by year
| 2024 | 166 | 491 | 76 | 2.85 | $240,855 | $60,748 |
| 2023 | 125 | 340 | 73 | 2.97 | $337,917 | $52,433 |
| 2022 | 161 | 336 | 74 | 2.88 | $606,547 | $50,991 |
| 2021 | 51 | 140 | 71 | 3.30 | $327,299 | $17,823 |
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: 7 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 21 | $4,217 | $201 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 18 | $3,571 | $198 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 14 | $2,988 | $166 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,687 | $112 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 21 | $1,561 | $62 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 17 | $1,007 | $40 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 12 | $753 | $29 |
2022: 7 services
| Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | 11 | $6,405 | $582 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 58 | $4,607 | $77 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 25 | $2,823 | $109 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 48 | $1,878 | $31 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 24 | $1,393 | $58 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $746 | $57 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 12 | $145 | $11 |
2021: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 19 | $1,375 | $31 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 17 | $1,224 | $72 |
Money from drug and device companies
$4,843 in 2025
| 2025 | 9 | 41 | $1,050 | $4,843 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | $600 | $3,319 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11 | None | $1,276 |
| 2022 | 8 | 22 | None | $2,118 |
| 2021 | 10 | 56 | None | $2,024 |
| 2020 | 5 | 26 | None | $1,252 |
| 2019 | 8 | 15 | None | $784 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Cordis US | Elitecross | $1,601 | 6 payments
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| W. L. Gore & Associates | Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis | $1,431 | 10 payments
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| Medtronic | Valiant Captivia | $1,022 | 15 payments
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| Cook Medical | Rosen | $384 | 5 payments
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| Tactile Systems Technology | Flexitouch Plus | $152 | 1 payment
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| Boston Scientific | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | $150 | 1 payment
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See all 41 published payments
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Travel · 2025-12-18 | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $96 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-12-18 | Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis | $29 |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | Meals · 2025-11-06 | Posluma | $38 |
| Cordis US | Meals · 2025-10-16 | Mynx Control | $127 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-10-06 | Zenith Alpha | $8 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Travel · 2025-10-01 | Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis | $226 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-09-29 | Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis | $184 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-09-22 | Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis | $3 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Travel · 2025-09-18 | Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis | $655 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Travel · 2025-09-18 | Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis | $176 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-08-28 | Zilver Ptx | $135 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-08-13 | Venaseal | $23 |
| Cordis US | Travel · 2025-08-01 | Elitecross | $14 |
| Cordis US | Consulting · 2025-08-01 | Elitecross | $1,050 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-07-30 | Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo | $31 |
| Penumbra | Meals · 2025-06-18 | Indigo System | $42 |
| Cordis US | Meals · 2025-06-18 | Mynx Control | $118 |
| Cordis US | Meals · 2025-06-02 | Mynx Control | $167 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-05-07 | Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis With Heparin | $27 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-05-07 | Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo | $3 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-04-29 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | $150 |
| Tactile Systems Technology | Meals · 2025-03-21 | Flexitouch Plus | $152 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-03-13 | Rapidvac | $18 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-03-11 | Rosen | $48 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-03-06 | Torcon Nb | $97 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-03-01 | Valiant Captivia | $66 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-03-01 | Valiant Captivia | $76 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-03-01 | Valiant Captivia | $81 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-03-01 | Valiant Captivia | $36 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-28 | Valiant Captivia | $209 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-28 | Valiant Captivia | $34 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-28 | Endurant Iis | $54 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-28 | Endurant Iis | $39 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-28 | Valiant Captivia | $41 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-27 | Valiant Captivia | $165 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-27 | Valiant Captivia | $19 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-02-20 | Rosen | $95 |
| Cordis US | Meals · 2025-02-10 | Mynxgrip | $124 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-01-28 | Endurant Iis | $128 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-01-28 | Endurant Iis | $32 |
| Molnlycke Health Care US | Meals · 2025-01-06 | Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag | $23 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $3,319
| ShockWave Medical | Shockwave Ivl System With the Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter | $1,747 | 4 payments
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| Cook Medical | Zenith | $613 | 5 payments
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| Cordis US | Mynx Control | $354 | 4 payments
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| Medtronic | Valiant Captivia | $350 | 4 payments
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| W. L. Gore & Associates | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $216 | 2 payments
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| Silk Road Medical | Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter | $21 | 1 payment
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| Dynavax Technologies | Heplisav-B | $17 | 1 payment
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2023: $1,276
| NuVasive | Alif | $715 | 6 payments
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| Silk Road Medical | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | $183 | 1 payment
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| W. L. Gore & Associates | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $152 | 1 payment
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| Cordis US | Mynx Control | $149 | 1 payment
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| Ethicon US | Vistaseal | $44 | 1 payment
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| Smith+Nephew | Renasys Touch | $32 | 1 payment
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2022: $2,118
| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $972 | 6 payments
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| Endologix | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System | $373 | 3 payments
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| Silk Road Medical | Enroute Transcarotid Stent | $288 | 4 payments
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| W. L. Gore & Associates | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $135 | 1 payment
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| Inari Medical | Flowtriever Catheter, S | $135 | 1 payment
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| Shockwave Medical | Shockwave Ivl System With the Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter | $125 | 4 payments
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| Smith+Nephew | Pico 7 | $70 | 2 payments
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| Becton Dickinson and | None | $18 | 1 payment
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2021: $2,024
| Silk Road Medical | Enroute .014 Guidewire | $1,074 | 25 payments
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| W. L. Gore & Associates | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $291 | 18 payments
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| Endologix | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System | $272 | 2 payments
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Xarelto | $112 | 2 payments
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| Bolton Medical | Relay Grafts | $77 | 1 payment
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| Shockwave Medical | Vascular Lithotripsy | $61 | 3 payments
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| Smith+Nephew | Allevyn Gentle Border | $56 | 2 payments
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| Cardinal Health 200 | None | $55 | 1 payment
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| Atricure | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $16 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Corevalve Evolut | $12 | 1 payment
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2020: $1,252
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Vascular Graft | $521 | 16 payments
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| Medtronic Vascular | Closurefast | $401 | 4 payments
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| Cardiovascular Systems | Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System | $248 | 4 payments
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| Endologix | Afx | $76 | 1 payment
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| Bolton Medical | Relay Grafts | $5 | 1 payment
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2019: $784
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Vascular Graft | $310 | 4 payments
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| Endologix | Ovation | $255 | 5 payments
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| Medtronic Vascular | Endurant | $122 | 1 payment
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| LeMaitre Vascular | Anastoclip | $35 | 1 payment
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| Cardiovascular Systems | Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System | $20 | 1 payment
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| Ethicon US | Everpoint | $18 | 1 payment
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| Baxter Healthcare | Tisseel | $12 | 1 payment
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| Pfizer | Eliquis | $11 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 86.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1154772515
- Licence
- CA A170348California A170348: Current · expires 2028-09-30
- Trained
- Albany Medical College of Union University, 2016
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2086S0129X (2086S0129X)
- Mailing address
- 39300 Civic Center Dr Ste 370, Fremont, CA, 94538
- NPI first listed
- 2016-06-28
- NPI last updated
- 2023-10-02
- NPI record certified
- 2023-10-02
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.