Joy Brotherton, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- 1 flag on the record
- Listed below.
- Plans that list them
- 8
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 25 years
- Graduated 2001
On the public record
- Florida licence: Vol Relinquish
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
Looking this up.
Hospitals listed: California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus · California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
8 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Brotherton’s office at (415) 600-0140 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| 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 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 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A86768 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2004 · expires 2028-03-31 · Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Florida ME96040Medical Doctor · since 2006 · expires 2016-01-31
We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.
School, training and certification
2 placements
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Education
- Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara · MD2001Medical school
Residency and fellowship
- Celebration Health Florida Hospital, Obstetrics and GynecologyCELEBRATION, FL · 2006–2007
- Stamford Hospital, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGYStamford, CT · 2002–2006
What else the board holds
Also licensed in
States the clinician told their board they are also licensed in. Only the states we check are verified.
California · Nevada
Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.224, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.325, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.373, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · No emergency departmentPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.187, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.224 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.325 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.373 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.3 to 1.97) · 2,271 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.05 (0.81 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 192.86 (151.51 to 234.22) · 140 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 143 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.8 · 356 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.3 · 259 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 173 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.1 · 2,316 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.31 (0.12 to 0.49) · 6,430 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.09 to 0.47) · 7,168 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.3 (1.5 to 5.09) · 2,196 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.47 (1.21 to 3.74) · 925 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.63 (1.37 to 3.88) · 1,954 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.13 (6.06 to 14.2) · 1,112 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.26 (4.67 to 9.85) · 1,084 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.67 (0.31 to 3.03) · 832 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.33 (0 to 0.85) · 5,406 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.443 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.717 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 449 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.2 · 187 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 8.7 · 418 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 7.1 · 260 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.2 · 293 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.6 to 7.6) · 157 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.2 (7.7 to 13.5) · 157 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11 · 33 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 66 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.5 (9.4 to 16.7) · 551 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) · 219 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (478 patients answered, 20% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
See every measure and the patient survey for California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 5 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.187 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0 to 2.09) · 232 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0.56 to 1.4) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 106 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.4 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 721 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.03 to 0.49) · 2,031 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.45) · 2,032 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.35 (0.94 to 5.76) · 419 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.41 (0 to 3) · 211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.84 (1.24 to 4.44) · 414 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.95 (2.91 to 20.98) · 218 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.61 (1.47 to 9.75) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 52 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0 to 1.28) · 1,461 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.6 · 58 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.756 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 65.3 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -26.6 · 115 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.4 · 142 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.5 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 25 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 312 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (602 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their 24 Part D prescriptions in 2021. Too few prescriptions to judge: with under about 50 a year, a handful of patients can swing this share.
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Year by year
| 2021 | 24 | 11 | 0% (0) | None | $619 |
| 2020 | 14 | None | 0% (0) | None | $254 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Money from drug and device companies
$885 in 2025
| 2025 | 6 | 13 | None | $885 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | $8,690 | $10,365 |
| 2023 | 9 | 19 | None | $1,060 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 | None | $401 |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 | None | $291 |
| 2020 | 6 | 36 | $27,935 | $30,260 |
| 2019 | 8 | 67 | $59,750 | $63,874 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Hologic Sales and Service | Myosure Tissue Removal Device | $320 | 5 payments
|
| Arthrex | None | $253 | 2 payments
|
| Astellas Pharma Global Development | Veozah | $117 | 1 payment
|
| Medtronic | Truclear | $94 | 1 payment
|
| EMD Serono | None | $53 | 2 payments
|
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Menopur | $49 | 2 payments
|
See all 13 published payments
| EMD Serono | Meals · 2025-11-12 | None | $30 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-11-10 | Truclear | $94 |
| Arthrex | Meals · 2025-11-10 | None | $127 |
| Arthrex | Meals · 2025-11-10 | None | $127 |
| Astellas Pharma Global Development | Meals · 2025-10-22 | Veozah | $117 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-10-10 | Menopur | $22 |
| Hologic Sales and Service | Meals · 2025-09-17 | Fluent Fluid Management System | $28 |
| EMD Serono | Meals · 2025-09-09 | None | $23 |
| Hologic Sales and Service | Meals · 2025-08-07 | Myosure Tissue Removal Device | $23 |
| Hologic Sales and Service | Meals · 2025-08-06 | Myosure Tissue Removal Device | $123 |
| Hologic Sales and Service | Meals · 2025-05-14 | Myosure Tissue Removal Device | $94 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-05-02 | Menopur | $27 |
| Hologic Sales and Service | Meals · 2025-02-10 | Myosure Tissue Removal Device | $52 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $10,365
| Pfizer | Myfembree | $5,257 | 2 payments
|
| Baxter Healthcare | Floseal | $4,433 | 6 payments
|
| Hologic Sales and Service | Acessa Provu System | $191 | 4 payments
|
| Sumitomo Pharma America | Myfembree | $153 | 2 payments
|
| Meditrina | None | $144 | 2 payments
|
| Gynesonics | Sonata Sonography-Guided Transcervical Fibroid Ablation System | $116 | 1 payment
|
| Teleflex | Quikclot | $73 | 1 payment
|
2023: $1,060
| Pfizer | Myfembree | $259 | 1 payment
|
| Hologic Sales and Service | Acessa Provu System | $172 | 2 payments
|
| AbbVie | Orilissa | $164 | 3 payments
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| Baxter Healthcare | Tisseel | $133 | 1 payment
|
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Menopur | $110 | 4 payments
|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $90 | 1 payment
|
| Organon | Follistim Aq | $61 | 4 payments
|
| Sumitomo Pharma America | Myfembree | $49 | 2 payments
|
| EMD Serono | None | $21 | 1 payment
|
2022: $401
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $100 | 1 payment
|
| Abbvie | Orilissa | $82 | 2 payments
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| Medtronic | Truclear | $70 | 1 payment
|
| Cook Medical | Advance | $61 | 3 payments
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| Pfizer | Myfembree | $36 | 1 payment
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| Baxter Healthcare | Biosurgery - Tisseel | $31 | 1 payment
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| Hologic | Coolseal Generator | $21 | 1 payment
|
2021: $291
| Hologic | Acessa Provu System | $129 | 1 payment
|
| Myovant Sciences | Myfembree | $69 | 3 payments
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| Organon | Nexplanon | $55 | 4 payments
|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Nexplanon | $19 | 1 payment
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| AbbVie | Orilissa | $19 | 1 payment
|
2020: $30,260
| AbbVie | Orilissa | $21,618 | 30 payments
|
| Covidien LP | None | $8,510 | 2 payments
|
| FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA | Esd - Core Endoscopy | $66 | 1 payment
|
| Ethicon US | Harmonic Product Family | $33 | 1 payment
|
| Hologic | Novasure | $21 | 1 payment
|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Nexplanon | $12 | 1 payment
|
2019: $63,874
| AbbVie | Orilissa | $40,956 | 57 payments
|
| Medical Device Business Services | Gynecare Interceed | $22,500 | 2 payments
|
| Avanos Medical | On-Q* Pump and Accessories | $146 | 1 payment
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| Baxter Healthcare | Floseal | $90 | 1 payment
|
| Covidien LP | Valleylab | $66 | 1 payment
|
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | Telescope, Hopkins,30'Autoclav | $65 | 2 payments
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| Tesaro | Zejula | $39 | 2 payments
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Nexplanon | $12 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1194731604
- Licence
- CA A86768, FL ME96040California A86768: Current · expires 2028-03-31Florida ME96040: Vol Relinquish
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- FL 277040700
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207V00000X (207V00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1000 W Carson St, Box 3, Torrance, CA, 90502
- NPI first listed
- 2006-08-01
- NPI last updated
- 2024-12-06
- NPI record certified
- 2024-12-06
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94109