Sherwin Hua, MD
Neurosurgery · Campbell
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 32
- 9 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location
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Plans that list them
32 plans · 9 carriers
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32 of 32 plans
| Alignment Health Advantage PPO (PPO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Prime (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Astiva Health C-SNP WOW - NorCal (HMO C-SNP) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Premier Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Savings Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Blue Shield Inspire (HMO) | Blue Shield of California | Listed | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A92574 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-08-31 · New York 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
$159,399
Medicare paid this office $159,399 for 228 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 103 | $22,447 | $82 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 74 | $10,813 | $146 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 12 | $10,783 | $829 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 53 | $8,104 | $147 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 38 | $6,243 | $120 |
See all 8 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 103 | $22,447 | $82 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 74 | $10,813 | $146 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 12 | $10,783 | $829 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 53 | $8,104 | $147 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 38 | $6,243 | $120 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 13 | $5,357 | $214 |
| Short return visit | 43 | $3,829 | $29 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 11 | $2,309 | $105 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 41 | More than 71% of doctors who do this |
| Spinal fusion | 84 | More than 68% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
228 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 14% · 85 and older 15% · Women 62% · Also on Medicaid 54% · Health risk score 1.50. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 1.46.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 37% · Coronary heart disease 28% · Chronic kidney disease 25% · Depression 25% · Stroke 24% · Heart failure 18% · Atrial fibrillation 15% · Cancer 13% · COPD 13% · Dementia 11%.
The office billed $2,261,314, Medicare allowed $204,066 and paid $159,399; for 810 services of 66 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 | 228 | 810 | 74 | 1.50 | $2,261,314 | $159,399 |
| 2023 | 268 | 954 | 73 | 1.28 | $3,341,609 | $200,698 |
| 2022 | 281 | 825 | 73 | 1.33 | $3,269,639 | $188,095 |
| 2021 | 179 | 627 | 73 | 1.24 | $1,863,694 | $111,610 |
| 2020 | 138 | 472 | 72 | 1.41 | $1,325,992 | $85,626 |
| 2019 | 214 | 656 | 73 | 1.52 | $1,494,479 | $111,092 |
| 2018 | 203 | 608 | 71 | 1.58 | $1,183,926 | $130,747 |
| 2017 | 311 | 704 | 72 | 1.50 | $584,128 | $129,436 |
| 2016 | 290 | 687 | 73 | 1.77 | $507,176 | $127,876 |
| 2015 | 209 | 415 | 72 | 1.54 | $424,151 | $99,339 |
| 2014 | 86 | 169 | 68 | 1.55 | $272,762 | $31,361 |
| 2013 | 97 | 186 | 69 | 1.26 | $388,657 | $46,533 |
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: 12 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 127 | $23,783 | $78 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 125 | $18,637 | $149 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 17 | $15,567 | $916 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 58 | $8,378 | $142 |
| Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine | 11 | $6,418 | $535 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | 12 | $5,602 | $224 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 14 | $4,785 | $218 |
| Short return visit | 52 | $3,912 | $31 |
| Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 18 | $3,517 | $185 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 16 | $3,396 | $106 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 22 | $2,999 | $111 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 15 | $638 | $35 |
2022: 11 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 160 | $23,820 | $149 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 16 | $15,436 | $965 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of middle spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 13 | $15,064 | $1,076 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 96 | $14,649 | $80 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 55 | $9,042 | $119 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 39 | $6,753 | $165 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 11 | $6,340 | $302 |
| Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine | 12 | $5,208 | $434 |
| Short return visit | 39 | $3,691 | $35 |
| Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 18 | $3,186 | $177 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 16 | $613 | $36 |
2021: 11 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 91 | $13,792 | $152 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 84 | $13,669 | $81 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 11 | $9,346 | $850 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 31 | $4,802 | $117 |
| Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 12 | $2,714 | $209 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,364 | $182 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 35 | $2,204 | $63 |
| Short return visit | 15 | $1,555 | $54 |
| Measurement of range of motion in arm, leg or each spine section | 28 | $981 | $23 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 12 | $800 | $67 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 27 | $413 | $14 |
2020: 5 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 75 | $10,752 | $143 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 57 | $8,151 | $93 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 48 | $6,870 | $69 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 36 | $2,472 | $67 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 12 | $182 | $14 |
2019: 7 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 86 | $15,431 | $98 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 74 | $10,116 | $137 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 41 | $8,275 | $180 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 47 | $7,157 | $67 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 36 | $3,501 | $66 |
| Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 15 | $2,954 | $185 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 16 | $1,952 | $67 |
2018: 9 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 91 | $14,845 | $97 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 16 | $14,617 | $914 |
| Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine | 18 | $12,762 | $672 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 78 | $11,543 | $148 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 81 | $10,351 | $69 |
| Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 24 | $4,592 | $184 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 21 | $3,920 | $187 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 12 | $3,251 | $217 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 20 | $2,023 | $101 |
2017: 6 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 167 | $22,954 | $137 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 146 | $20,566 | $89 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 11 | $9,746 | $886 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 45 | $7,757 | $169 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 21 | $5,154 | $87 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $1,483 | $67 |
2016: 5 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 146 | $20,619 | $141 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 117 | $18,087 | $92 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 53 | $14,425 | $88 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 82 | $13,906 | $170 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 12 | $12,258 | $1,022 |
2015: 5 services
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 20 | $18,687 | $934 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 116 | $16,355 | $141 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 93 | $14,195 | $95 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 48 | $8,192 | $171 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 19 | $2,902 | $88 |
2014: 3 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 26 | $3,821 | $147 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 40 | $3,460 | $56 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,047 | $75 |
2013: 5 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 30 | $4,329 | $144 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 28 | $2,453 | $88 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 11 | $1,762 | $160 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,376 | $55 |
| Short return visit | 16 | $579 | $36 |
Medicaid work
$38,169 in 2024
Medicaid paid $38,169 for 575 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 37 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.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 331 | $19,267 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 138 | $13,142 |
| Short return visit | 106 | $5,760 |
| 2024 | 575 | 3 | 37 | $38,169 |
| 2023 | 1,014 | 3 | 53 | $59,645 |
| 2022 | 711 | 4 | 29 | $44,480 |
| 2021 | 439 | 4 | 27 | $27,071 |
| 2020 | 274 | 3 | 22 | $19,885 |
| 2019 | 343 | 4 | 24 | $29,753 |
| 2018 | 295 | 5 | 21 | $32,919 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 539 | $29,790 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 183 | $17,863 |
| Short return visit | 292 | $11,993 |
2022
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 152 | $16,006 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 264 | $13,901 |
| Short return visit | 233 | $10,984 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 62 | $3,589 |
2021
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 290 | $15,964 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 83 | $7,282 |
| Short return visit | 47 | $2,462 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,363 |
2020
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 206 | $13,240 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 56 | $4,959 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 12 | $1,686 |
2019
| Return visit (30+ min) | 129 | $12,653 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 123 | $8,241 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 63 | $7,697 |
| Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | 28 | $1,162 |
2018
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 61 | $10,032 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 119 | $8,972 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 82 | $8,239 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 18 | $3,917 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,758 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$1,115
Pharmacies billed $1,115 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 21% of their Part D prescriptions (20 of 97) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 28%.
97 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $1,115 in drug cost.
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.
| Gabapentin | 17 | $249 | $9 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 97 | 58 | 21% (20) | 0% | $1,115 |
| 2023 | 494 | 117 | 47% (234) | 2% | $19,942 |
| 2022 | 653 | 115 | 42% (276) | 2% | $22,701 |
| 2021 | 562 | 96 | 41% (232) | None | $17,951 |
| 2020 | 355 | 73 | 44% (156) | None | $11,353 |
| 2019 | 312 | 71 | 51% (159) | 5% | $12,359 |
| 2018 | 289 | 101 | 49% (142) | None | $21,430 |
| 2017 | 331 | 93 | 39% (130) | None | $74,495 |
| 2016 | 342 | 89 | 40% (138) | None | $45,948 |
| 2015 | 228 | 83 | 47% (106) | None | $15,993 |
| 2014 | 141 | 66 | 47% (66) | None | $6,016 |
| 2013 | 148 | 62 | 39% (58) | None | $8,198 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 10 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 120 | $3,073 | $26 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 64 | $2,260 | $35 |
| Pregabalin | 21 | $830 | $40 |
| Gabapentin | 27 | $431 | $16 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 28 | $394 | $14 |
| Topiramate | 12 | $283 | $24 |
| Baclofen | 16 | $277 | $17 |
| Cephalexin | 61 | $236 | $4 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 19 | $221 | $12 |
| Ibuprofen | 12 | $90 | $7 |
2022: 14 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 84 | $6,077 | $72 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 121 | $2,607 | $22 |
| Pregabalin | 17 | $764 | $45 |
| Baclofen | 36 | $752 | $21 |
| Gabapentin | 48 | $538 | $11 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 31 | $537 | $17 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 32 | $425 | $13 |
| Oxycodone | 13 | $243 | $19 |
| Naproxen | 32 | $228 | $7 |
| Topiramate | 11 | $214 | $19 |
| Carisoprodol | 15 | $147 | $10 |
| Cephalexin | 43 | $135 | $3 |
| Ibuprofen | 19 | $133 | $7 |
| Tramadol | 21 | $94 | $4 |
2021: 16 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 88 | $4,166 | $47 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 93 | $1,934 | $21 |
| Buprenorphine | 13 | $1,420 | $109 |
| Baclofen | 33 | $809 | $25 |
| Gabapentin | 67 | $788 | $12 |
| Celecoxib | 12 | $772 | $64 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 27 | $434 | $16 |
| Carisoprodol | 26 | $337 | $13 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 17 | $304 | $18 |
| Topiramate | 15 | $296 | $20 |
| Oxycodone | 12 | $262 | $22 |
| Cephalexin | 48 | $184 | $4 |
| Naproxen | 11 | $138 | $13 |
| Ibuprofen | 14 | $120 | $9 |
| Methylprednisolone | 11 | $73 | $7 |
| Tramadol | 20 | $68 | $3 |
2020: 11 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 72 | $2,489 | $35 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 36 | $1,742 | $48 |
| Carisoprodol | 36 | $850 | $24 |
| Pregabalin | 14 | $683 | $49 |
| Baclofen | 12 | $444 | $37 |
| Gabapentin | 22 | $376 | $17 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 22 | $353 | $16 |
| Topiramate | 12 | $217 | $18 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 11 | $156 | $14 |
| Tramadol | 28 | $149 | $5 |
| Cephalexin | 24 | $128 | $5 |
2019: 8 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 72 | $1,527 | $21 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 19 | $810 | $43 |
| Gabapentin | 22 | $423 | $19 |
| Tramadol | 41 | $328 | $8 |
| Carisoprodol | 14 | $311 | $22 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 13 | $287 | $22 |
| Valacyclovir | 11 | $154 | $14 |
| Cephalexin | 25 | $132 | $5 |
2018: 8 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 87 | $1,944 | $22 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $860 | $48 |
| Tramadol | 29 | $421 | $15 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 16 | $302 | $19 |
| Gabapentin | 15 | $269 | $18 |
| Methylprednisolone | 12 | $195 | $16 |
| Cephalexin | 34 | $122 | $4 |
| Clindamycin | 11 | $53 | $5 |
2017: 7 drugs
| Forteo | 22 | $63,876 | $2,903 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 45 | $2,503 | $56 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 65 | $1,047 | $16 |
| Gabapentin | 42 | $420 | $10 |
| Methylprednisolone | 12 | $164 | $14 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 15 | $160 | $11 |
| Cephalexin | 20 | $84 | $4 |
2016: 10 drugs
| Forteo | 13 | $32,188 | $2,476 |
| Ceftriaxone | 12 | $4,200 | $350 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 39 | $2,390 | $61 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 58 | $1,486 | $26 |
| Gabapentin | 54 | $515 | $10 |
| Methylprednisolone | 24 | $437 | $18 |
| Ibuprofen | 16 | $141 | $9 |
| Zolpidem | 13 | $103 | $8 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 11 | $100 | $9 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $67 | $4 |
2015: 4 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 63 | $1,434 | $23 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $608 | $38 |
| Methylprednisolone | 17 | $336 | $20 |
| Gabapentin | 31 | $243 | $8 |
2014: 4 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 43 | $663 | $15 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 19 | $527 | $28 |
| Gabapentin | 21 | $378 | $18 |
| Methylprednisolone | 11 | $192 | $17 |
2013: 4 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 28 | $410 | $15 |
| Gabapentin | 13 | $333 | $26 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 14 | $167 | $12 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $96 | $7 |
Money from drug and device companies
$1,369 in 2025
| 2025 | 7 | 52 | None | $1,369 |
| 2024 | 7 | 37 | None | $1,117 |
| 2023 | 6 | 49 | None | $1,733 |
| 2022 | 5 | 47 | None | $1,138 |
| 2021 | 6 | 105 | None | $1,606 |
| 2020 | 4 | 72 | None | $1,048 |
| 2019 | 7 | 66 | $2,875 | $4,630 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Boston Scientific | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $817 | 44 payments
|
| Zavation Medical Products | None | $323 | 3 payments
|
| Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim | $93 | 1 payment
|
| Medtronic | Stealth Autoguide System | $44 | 1 payment
|
| Wenzel Spine | Varilift | $37 | 1 payment
|
| Si-Bone | None | $32 | 1 payment
|
See all 52 published payments
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-12-19 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $4 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-11-25 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $5 |
| Baxter Healthcare | Meals · 2025-11-19 | Floseal | $22 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-11-13 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $6 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-11-06 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $22 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-11-04 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $14 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-11-03 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $5 |
| Zavation Medical Products | Meals · 2025-11-03 | None | $151 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-30 | General - Pain Management | $13 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-26 | General - Pain Management | $14 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-10-22 | Stealth Autoguide System | $44 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-21 | General - Pain Management | $11 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-13 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $9 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-09 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $40 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-30 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $145 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-30 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $7 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-17 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $18 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-16 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $6 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-09-14 | Proclaim | $93 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-11 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $17 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-09 | Intracept | $36 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-08 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $19 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-09-04 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $20 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-08-26 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $15 |
| Wenzel Spine | Meals · 2025-08-25 | Varilift | $37 |
| Zavation Medical Products | Meals · 2025-08-04 | None | $78 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $20 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-06-10 | Intracept | $29 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-23 | General - Pain Management | $12 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-21 | General - Pain Management | $10 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-15 | General - Pain Management | $34 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-15 | General - Pain Management | $19 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-15 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $13 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-14 | General - Pain Management | $32 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-12 | General - Pain Management | $5 |
| Zavation Medical Products | Meals · 2025-05-12 | None | $94 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-05-07 | General - Pain Management | $3 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-04-30 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $9 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-04-15 | General - Pain Management | $12 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-03-28 | General - Pain Management | $11 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-03-25 | General - Pain Management | $35 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-03-16 | General - Pain Management | $7 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-03-03 | General - Pain Management | $10 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-02-19 | General - Pain Management | $8 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-02-16 | General - Pain Management | $5 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-02-12 | General - Pain Management | $7 |
| Si-Bone | Meals · 2025-02-04 | None | $32 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-01-28 | General - Pain Management | $19 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-01-26 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $11 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-01-17 | General - Pain Management | $8 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-01-09 | General - Pain Management | $60 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-01-07 | General - Pain Management | $14 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $1,117
| Boston Scientific | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $854 | 31 payments
|
| Zavation Medical Products | None | $146 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Fms Duo | $28 | 1 payment
|
| Nalu Medical | Nalu Neurostimulation System | $28 | 1 payment
|
| Abbvie | Qulipta | $23 | 1 payment
|
| Si-Bone | None | $19 | 1 payment
|
| Integra LifeSciences | Codman Certas | $19 | 1 payment
|
2023: $1,733
| Boston Scientific | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $1,326 | 42 payments
|
| Si-Bone | None | $222 | 2 payments
|
| Nalu Medical | Nalu Neurostimulation System | $132 | 2 payments
|
| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $21 | 1 payment
|
| Bioventus | None | $18 | 1 payment
|
| Abbvie | Qulipta | $13 | 1 payment
|
2022: $1,138
| Boston Scientific | General - Pain Management | $910 | 38 payments
|
| Si-Bone | None | $83 | 1 payment
|
| Abbvie | Ubrelvy | $73 | 3 payments
|
| Nalu Medical | Nalu Neurostimulation System | $55 | 4 payments
|
| Ethicon US | Stratafix | $17 | 1 payment
|
2021: $1,606
| Boston Scientific | Wavewriter Alpha | $1,411 | 99 payments
|
| Si-Bone | Ifuse Implant | $115 | 2 payments
|
| Integra LifeSciences | Codman Certas | $24 | 1 payment
|
| Terumo BCT | Harvest Bmac | $22 | 1 payment
|
| Nalu Medical | Nalu Neurostimulation System | $19 | 1 payment
|
| Surgalign Spine Technologies | Coflex Interlaminar Technology, 10mm | $14 | 1 payment
|
2020: $1,048
| Boston Scientific | General - Pain Management | $705 | 66 payments
|
| Surgalign Spine Technologies | Coflex | $209 | 1 payment
|
| Si-Bone | Ifuse Implant | $109 | 4 payments
|
| Terumo BCT | Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate System | $25 | 1 payment
|
2019: $4,630
| MiRus | Europa Pedicle Screw System | $3,020 | 3 payments
|
| Boston Scientific | General Pain Management | $1,054 | 54 payments
|
| Si-Bone | Ifuse Implant | $419 | 4 payments
|
| Wenzel Spine | Varilift | $49 | 1 payment
|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Biomet Spinalpak | $44 | 1 payment
|
| Providence Medical Technology | Cavux Cervical Cage | $28 | 2 payments
|
| Orthofix Medical | M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc | $17 | 1 payment
|
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- 0.0 / 100
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1174546766
- Licence
- CA A92574California A92574: Current · expires 2027-08-31
- Trained
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1998
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1215 Payne Dr, Los Altos, CA, 94024
- NPI first listed
- 2006-07-25
- NPI last updated
- 2022-09-28
- NPI record certified
- 2022-09-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.