Lawrence Henry Goodnough, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 12
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
12 plans · 1 carrier
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| 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 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A144054 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2027-09-30 · Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Washington MD.MD.61033015Physician And Surgeon License · since 2020 · expires 2022-09-23ExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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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.
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| 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) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$222,751
Medicare paid this office $222,751 for 347 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 23 | $25,934 | $1,128 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 21 | $23,023 | $1,096 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 183 | $22,051 | $116 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 15 | $16,010 | $1,067 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 116 | $8,271 | $58 |
See all 9 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 23 | $25,934 | $1,128 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 21 | $23,023 | $1,096 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 183 | $22,051 | $116 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 15 | $16,010 | $1,067 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 116 | $8,271 | $58 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 54 | $3,729 | $69 |
| Closed treatment of broken top of upper arm bone | 12 | $3,437 | $286 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 14 | $1,574 | $87 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 53 | $757 | $13 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 28 | More than 74% of doctors who do this |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
347 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 7% · 85 and older 26% · Women 65% · Also on Medicaid 24% · Health risk score 1.89. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Chronic kidney disease 32% · Atrial fibrillation 31% · Depression 30% · Heart failure 29% · Diabetes 25% · Dementia 24% · Cancer 21% · Stroke 18% · COPD 17%.
The office billed $1,467,964, Medicare allowed $281,418 and paid $222,751; for 778 services of 116 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 | 347 | 778 | 77 | 1.89 | $1,467,964 | $222,751 |
| 2023 | 299 | 624 | 78 | 1.96 | $1,214,171 | $191,307 |
| 2022 | 235 | 550 | 78 | 2.09 | $1,170,129 | $179,277 |
| 2021 | 93 | 177 | 73 | 1.60 | $289,317 | $47,152 |
| 2020 | 26 | 28 | 71 | 1.14 | $5,152 | $1,409 |
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
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 22 | $25,405 | $1,155 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 20 | $22,492 | $1,125 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 176 | $21,523 | $119 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 16 | $19,779 | $1,163 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 95 | $5,863 | $53 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 32 | $2,460 | $75 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 42 | $616 | $14 |
2022: 6 services
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 29 | $32,057 | $1,105 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 21 | $23,790 | $1,133 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 138 | $17,440 | $121 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 60 | $3,840 | $57 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 27 | $2,001 | $74 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 54 | $776 | $13 |
2021: 2 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 43 | $5,315 | $124 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 13 | $181 | $14 |
2020: 1 service
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $723 | $43 |
Medicaid work
$5,915 in 2024
Medicaid paid $5,915 for 112 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 17 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.
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 73 | $4,418 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 25 | $1,324 |
| Fluoroscopy (separate procedure), up to 1 hour physician or other qualified health care professional time | 14 | $173 |
| 2024 | 112 | 3 | 17 | $5,915 |
| 2023 | 121 | 2 | 15 | $5,503 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 13 | $512 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 12 | $910 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 79 | $4,359 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 42 | $1,144 |
2022
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $512 |
2021
| IP/OBS CONSLTJ NEW/EST SF 35 | 12 | $910 |
Money from drug and device companies
$9,719 in 2025
| 2025 | 11 | 44 | $3,810 | $9,719 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | None | $2,296 |
| 2023 | 8 | 31 | None | $3,522 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 | None | $798 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | None | $1,968 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $1,679 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Medical Device Business Services | None | $3,810 | 3 payments
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| Globus Medical | Anthem | $2,366 | 17 payments
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| Evolution Surgical | None | $1,122 | 5 payments
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| Smith+Nephew | Evos | $947 | 7 payments
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| Stryker | Mako | $411 | 2 payments
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| Arthrex | None | $295 | 3 payments
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See all 44 published payments
| Kerecis | Meals · 2025-11-19 | Kerecis Surgiclose | $145 |
| OsteoCentric Technologies | Meals · 2025-11-17 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St | $30 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-11-12 | Autobahn | $15 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-11-05 | Autobahn | $5 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-11-03 | Precice® Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System | $16 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-11-03 | Anthem | $36 |
| Globus Medical | Travel · 2025-11-02 | Anthem | $154 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-11-02 | Anthem | $85 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Consulting · 2025-10-29 | None | $1,270 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Consulting · 2025-10-29 | None | $1,270 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-10-29 | Anthem | $5 |
| Innovation Technologies | Meals · 2025-10-28 | Irrisept | $106 |
| Evolution Surgical | Travel · 2025-10-27 | None | $746 |
| Evolution Surgical | Travel · 2025-10-27 | None | $150 |
| Globus Medical | Travel · 2025-10-20 | Anthem | $1,446 |
| Globus Medical | Travel · 2025-10-20 | Anthem | $204 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-10-15 | Evos | $33 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-10-15 | Evos | $107 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-10-15 | Autobahn | $162 |
| Stryker | Travel · 2025-10-01 | Mako | $250 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-10-01 | Anthem | $12 |
| Evolution Surgical | Meals · 2025-09-29 | None | $31 |
| Arthrex | Meals · 2025-09-29 | None | $24 |
| Evolution Surgical | Meals · 2025-09-28 | None | $46 |
| Arthrex | Travel · 2025-09-28 | None | $244 |
| Arthrex | Meals · 2025-09-28 | None | $27 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-09-16 | Anthem | $17 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-09-12 | Anthem | $38 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-09-11 | Arbor | $30 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-09-10 | Arbor | $94 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-09-08 | Anthem | $19 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2025-08-26 | Anthem | $26 |
| Smith+Nephew | Travel · 2025-08-20 | Trigen Intertan | $154 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-08-20 | Maverick | $29 |
| Smith+Nephew | Travel · 2025-08-18 | Evos | $223 |
| Smith+Nephew | Travel · 2025-08-17 | Evos | $259 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-08-17 | Redapt | $143 |
| Solventum | Meals · 2025-08-11 | Prevena | $174 |
| OsteoCentric Technologies | Meals · 2025-08-06 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St | $139 |
| OsteoCentric Technologies | Meals · 2025-08-05 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St | $24 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Consulting · 2025-07-28 | None | $1,270 |
| Evolution Surgical | Meals · 2025-04-23 | None | $149 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-03-05 | Gamma | $161 |
| Si-Bone | Meals · 2025-01-16 | None | $151 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019)
2024: $2,296
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | G7 | $1,101 | 6 payments
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| Stryker | Na | $494 | 4 payments
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| Paragon 28 | Phantom Fibula Nail | $160 | 1 payment
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| Orthofix Medical | Truelok Evo | $156 | 2 payments
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| Smith+Nephew | Synergy | $104 | 1 payment
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| Next Science | Xperience | $99 | 1 payment
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| Solventum | None | $96 | 1 payment
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| Acera Surgical | Restrata Wound Matrix | $86 | 1 payment
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2023: $3,522
| Stryker | Variax | $2,020 | 15 payments
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| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Avenir | $711 | 8 payments
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| Evolution Surgical | None | $150 | 2 payments
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| Innovation Technologies | Irrisept | $149 | 1 payment
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| Globus Medical | Evo Retrograde | $145 | 1 payment
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| Kci USA | None | $133 | 2 payments
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| OsteoCentric Technologies | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St | $117 | 1 payment
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| NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics | Precice Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System | $96 | 1 payment
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2022: $798
| Stryker | Gamma | $572 | 4 payments
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| Arthrex | None | $115 | 1 payment
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| CurvaFix | Curvafix Im Implant | $111 | 1 payment
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2021: $1,968
| Summit Surgical | None | $1,200 | 1 payment
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| Stryker | Pro | $606 | 1 payment
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| Flower Orthopedics Coporation | None | $162 | 2 payments
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2019: $1,679
| Evolution Surgical | None | $1,679 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1235525247
- Licence
- CA A144054, WA MD61033015California A144054: Current · expires 2027-09-30Washington MD.MD.61033015: Expired
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207XX0801X (207XX0801X); Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XS0117X (207XS0117X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2015-04-07
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-28
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104