David Gendelberg, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 17
- 3 carriers
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 14 years
- Graduated 2012
Offices
3 locations · University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Washington Township Medical Foundation · UCSF Medical Group Business Services
Hospitals listed: Washington Hospital · Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
17 plans · 3 carriers
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Gendelberg’s office to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
17 of 17 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 |
| Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed, may be out of date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 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 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A170574 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2020 · expires 2026-10-31 · Umdnj Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Washington MD.MD.60731127Physician And Surgeon License · since 2017 · expires 2027-09-23ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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.
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.
- Washington HospitalFremont, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Washington Hospital Healthcare SystemPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.188, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.164, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of San Francisco Health Network, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.449, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.37, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.538, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Washington Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 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.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.188 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.164 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0 to 1.88) · 1,112 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0.59 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 192.95 (139.54 to 246.36) · 48 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.4 · 164 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 199 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 463 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 661 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 174 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 2,550 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.35) · 6,970 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.82 (1.73 to 5.91) · 1,370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.52 (0 to 3.17) · 589 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.25 to 3.25) · 1,315 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 13.19 (5.83 to 20.56) · 600 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.91 (1.04 to 8.78) · 550 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 6,079 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 114 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.367 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.9 · 480 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 33.9 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 26.5 · 553 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.8 · 648 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 590 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.7 (3.2 to 6.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.4 (8.5 to 14.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 130 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.1 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 202 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.7 (10.2 to 18.5) · 78 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 974 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (812 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 2 worse of 9 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 | 0.449 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.37 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.538 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.9 (0 to 1.91) · 667 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0.76 to 1.49) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 195.34 (147.34 to 243.34) · 76 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 114 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 48 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 201 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.5 · 214 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 261 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 1,351 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.07 to 0.5) · 4,709 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.39 (0.19 to 0.59) · 4,644 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.34 (2.11 to 6.56) · 795 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0 to 3.28) · 234 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.85 (1.33 to 4.38) · 861 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.95 (0.25 to 17.64) · 261 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6 (2.01 to 9.98) · 242 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 167 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0.08 to 1.49) · 4,129 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.4 · 35 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.709 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.769 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 227 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 28.6 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 75.1 · 239 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.2 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.3 (8.3 to 15.1) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 132 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (10.4 to 17.9) · 966 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) · 88 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,644 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 69% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$66,508
Medicare paid this office $66,508 for 66 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 19 | More than 47% of doctors who do this |
| Spinal fusion | 101 | More than 74% of doctors who do this |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 60 | – | 50 | – | 42 | – |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 14 | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | – | – | 22 | – | – | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
66 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 62% · Health risk score 2.33. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 50% · Chronic kidney disease 41% · Coronary heart disease 39% · Depression 36% · COPD 29% · Heart failure 27% · Atrial fibrillation 27% · Dementia 21%.
The office billed $607,583, Medicare allowed $83,793 and paid $66,508; for 182 services of 55 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 | 66 | 182 | 76 | 2.33 | $607,583 | $66,508 |
| 2023 | 72 | 208 | 77 | 1.74 | $650,482 | $74,087 |
| 2022 | 54 | 147 | 75 | 1.81 | $502,294 | $67,917 |
| 2021 | 127 | 376 | 74 | 1.26 | $1,337,478 | $67,410 |
| 2020 | 20 | 49 | 68 | 2.45 | $89,108 | $19,112 |
| 2019 | 40 | 173 | 69 | 2.18 | $405,451 | $79,976 |
| 2018 | 118 | 328 | 69 | 1.58 | $310,704 | $56,501 |
| 2017 | 66 | 185 | 70 | 1.65 | $100,453 | $16,659 |
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: 1 service
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 11 | $8,115 | $193 |
2021: 9 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 13 | $7,115 | $142 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 44 | $4,246 | $87 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 13 | $3,732 | $287 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 26 | $3,077 | $118 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 15 | $2,524 | $115 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 32 | $1,944 | $56 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 12 | $1,925 | $160 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 11 | $1,402 | $127 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $796 | $72 |
2019: 3 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 15 | $19,129 | $319 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 14 | $8,255 | $590 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $587 | $49 |
2018: 5 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 22 | $11,410 | $150 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 13 | $3,022 | $232 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 13 | $2,756 | $197 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 47 | $1,719 | $35 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,226 | $65 |
2017: 3 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 11 | $2,392 | $52 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 27 | $1,228 | $42 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 11 | $1,116 | $101 |
Medicaid work
$799 in 2024
Medicaid paid $799 for 12 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 12 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.
| Service | 12 | $799 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 12 | $799 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$126
Pharmacies billed $126 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
13 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $126 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.
Year by year
| 2024 | 13 | None | None | 0% | $126 |
| 2021 | 36 | 15 | 42% (15) | None | $484 |
| 2018 | 13 | None | None | None | $120 |
| 2017 | 25 | 17 | 56% (14) | None | $1,140 |
| 2016 | 75 | 59 | 68% (51) | None | $2,952 |
| 2015 | 55 | 36 | 56% (31) | None | $2,212 |
| 2014 | 22 | 18 | None | None | $2,431 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2016: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 26 | $642 | $25 |
| Oxycodone | 16 | $243 | $15 |
2015: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 23 | $309 | $13 |
Money from drug and device companies
$15,078 in 2025
| 2025 | 18 | 78 | $5,500 | $15,078 |
| 2024 | 9 | 37 | None | $4,062 |
| 2023 | 11 | 35 | $1,210 | $5,799 |
| 2022 | 13 | 25 | None | $2,242 |
| 2021 | 9 | 21 | None | $1,809 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | None | $65 |
| 2019 | 3 | 17 | None | $2,223 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| elliquence | None | $4,652 | 3 payments
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| Synthes GmbH | None | $3,088 | 4 payments
|
| Medtronic | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $2,043 | 20 payments
|
| Orthofix Medical | Firebird Si Navigation System | $1,570 | 17 payments
|
| Si-Bone | Ifuse Implant System | $682 | 3 payments
|
| Kuros Biosciences USA | Magnetos | $674 | 5 payments
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See all 78 published payments
| Spinal Elements | Meals · 2025-12-20 | Medical Device | $64 |
| Spinal Elements | Meals · 2025-12-20 | Medical Device | $192 |
| OssDsign USA | Meals · 2025-12-18 | Ossdsign Catalyst | $109 |
| OsteoCentric Technologies | Meals · 2025-12-18 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St | $91 |
| elliquence | Honoraria · 2025-12-05 | None | $1,500 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA | Meals · 2025-11-17 | Magnetos | $128 |
| Spinal Elements | Meals · 2025-11-15 | Medical Device | $90 |
| Spinal Elements | Meals · 2025-11-15 | Medical Device | $123 |
| VB Spine | Meals · 2025-11-14 | Everest Spinal System | $176 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-11-12 | Stealthstation S8 Platform | $15 |
| Synthes GmbH | Meals · 2025-10-25 | None | $74 |
| Synthes GmbH | Travel · 2025-10-25 | None | $810 |
| Synthes GmbH | Consulting · 2025-10-25 | None | $1,500 |
| Synthes GmbH | Travel · 2025-10-25 | None | $704 |
| Spineology | Meals · 2025-10-11 | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System | $119 |
| Spinal Elements | Meals · 2025-10-03 | Medical Device | $111 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-09-29 | Mazor X System | $19 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-09-13 | Firebird | $156 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-09-02 | Firebird Sfs | $152 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-08-20 | Pangea | $156 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-08-13 | Velys | $125 |
| Si-Bone | Meals · 2025-07-17 | None | $88 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Shoreline Asc | $160 |
| Si-Bone | Consulting · 2025-07-11 | Ifuse Implant System | $500 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-07-03 | Firebird Si Navigation System | $19 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA | Entertainment · 2025-06-28 | Magnetos | $25 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA | Entertainment · 2025-06-28 | Magnetos | $19 |
| Spinal Elements | Meals · 2025-06-28 | Medical Device | $37 |
| Si-Bone | Travel · 2025-06-27 | None | $93 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-06-25 | Spinal-Stim | $158 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA | Meals · 2025-06-25 | Magnetos | $388 |
| Spinal Elements | Meals · 2025-06-25 | Medical Device | $23 |
| elliquence | Consulting · 2025-06-12 | None | $2,000 |
| elliquence | Travel · 2025-06-12 | None | $1,152 |
| Neo Spine USA | Meals · 2025-06-06 | Neo Pedicle Screw System | $39 |
| Neo Spine USA | Meals · 2025-06-06 | Neo Pedicle Screw System | $140 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-06-02 | Firebird Si Navigation System | $125 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-05-27 | Expedium | $63 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA | Entertainment · 2025-05-27 | Magnetos | $113 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-05-22 | Pangea | $24 |
| Neo Spine USA | Travel · 2025-04-29 | Neo Pedicle Screw System | $101 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-04-25 | Na | $131 |
| Orthofix Medical | Travel · 2025-04-21 | Admiral | $89 |
| Orthofix Medical | Travel · 2025-04-21 | Firebird Si Navigation System | $94 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-04-21 | Mariner Mis | $26 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-04-21 | Explorer To | $14 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-04-19 | Northstar | $15 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | Meals · 2025-04-18 | None | $15 |
| Orthofix Medical | Travel · 2025-04-03 | Firebird Si Navigation System | $283 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-04-03 | Firebird Si Navigation System | $49 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-03-21 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $11 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-03-14 | Gamma | $20 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-03-12 | Expedium | $52 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-03-12 | Gamma | $65 |
| Ethicon US | Meals · 2025-02-28 | Stratafix | $25 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-23 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $97 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-23 | Osteocool Rf Ablation System | $175 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-23 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $45 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-23 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $56 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-23 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $25 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $64 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $64 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $11 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $13 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $17 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $16 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $138 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-22 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $389 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-21 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $64 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-21 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $309 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-02-19 | Mariner | $67 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-14 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $480 |
| Medtronic | Travel · 2025-02-14 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray | $35 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-02-09 | Osteostrand Plus | $28 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-02-09 | None | $27 |
| Orthofix Medical | Meals · 2025-02-09 | Cervical-Stim | $108 |
| Carlsmed | Meals · 2025-02-08 | Aprevo | $135 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-01-16 | Expedium | $143 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $4,062
| Kuros Biosciences USA | Magnetos | $2,561 | 22 payments
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| Medtronic | Mazor X System | $352 | 2 payments
|
| Spinal Elements | Medical Devices | $351 | 3 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Spine & Trauma 3d Navigation | $251 | 2 payments
|
| Orthofix Medical | Mariner | $219 | 4 payments
|
| Medical Device Business Services | None | $154 | 1 payment
|
| Spineology | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System | $128 | 1 payment
|
| Globus Medical | Modulus | $30 | 1 payment
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| Ethicon US | Stratafix | $15 | 1 payment
|
2023: $5,799
| Orthofix Medical | Firebird | $1,399 | 13 payments
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| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $1,290 | 4 payments
|
| Medical Device Business Services | None | $1,210 | 1 payment
|
| Arthrex | Spine Instruments Endoscopic Instrument Sets | $357 | 2 payments
|
| Spinal Elements | None | $323 | 3 payments
|
| Spineology | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System | $293 | 3 payments
|
| Camber Spine Technologies | None | $227 | 3 payments
|
| Brainlab | Image Guided Surgical Device | $210 | 1 payment
|
| Globus Medical | Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System | $175 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Conduit | $162 | 3 payments
|
| Kuros Biosciences USA | None | $154 | 1 payment
|
2022: $2,242
| Kuros Biosciences USA | None | $373 | 1 payment
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| Spinal Elements | Medical Device | $301 | 2 payments
|
| Si-Bone | None | $220 | 2 payments
|
| Medical Device Business Services | None | $186 | 5 payments
|
| Spineart USA | Perla C | $185 | 2 payments
|
| Globus Medical | Sable | $173 | 2 payments
|
| Camber Spine Technologies | None | $160 | 3 payments
|
| Surgalign Spine Technologies | Simmetry Implant, 12.5mm X 50mm | $137 | 1 payment
|
| Stryker | Gamma | $137 | 2 payments
|
| Orthofix Medical | M6-C | $100 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Viper | $95 | 2 payments
|
| Medtronic | Mazor X System | $89 | 1 payment
|
| Integrity Implants | None | $85 | 1 payment
|
2021: $1,809
| NuVasive | Xlif | $466 | 8 payments
|
| Spinal Elements | Medical Device | $317 | 2 payments
|
| Globus Medical | Excelsius Gps | $260 | 2 payments
|
| Kuros Biosciences USA | None | $233 | 2 payments
|
| Integrity Implants | None | $168 | 1 payment
|
| Spineology | Optimesh Interbody Fusion System | $147 | 1 payment
|
| Spineart USA | Juliet Ll | $143 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Viper | $43 | 2 payments
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| Medical Device Business Services | Viper | $33 | 2 payments
|
2020: $65
| NuVasive | Xlif | $44 | 1 payment
|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Mobi-C | $21 | 1 payment
|
2019: $2,223
| NuVasive | Xlif | $1,489 | 11 payments
|
| Alphatec Spine | Multiple | $568 | 4 payments
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| Medtronic USA | Vertex | $166 | 2 payments
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 91.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1265708929
- Licence
- CA A170574, WA MD60731127California A170574: Current · expires 2026-10-31Washington MD.MD.60731127: Active
- Group
- University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Washington Township Medical Foundation · UCSF Medical Group Business Services
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XS0117X (207XS0117X)
- Mailing address
- 2550 23rd Street, Bldg. 9, Fl. 2, San Francisco, CA, 94110
- NPI first listed
- 2012-03-27
- NPI last updated
- 2021-08-03
- NPI record certified
- 2021-08-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 444 S San Vicente Blvd Ste 901, Los Angeles, CA, 90048