Thomas J Welle, DO
Sports Medicine · Santa Cruz
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
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- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 6
Offices
6 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Dominican Hospital · Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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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.
- Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.168, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.169, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.489, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 85% would definitely recommend itNo overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for Dominican Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.168 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.169 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.489 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.06 to 1.95) · 1,248 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.85 to 1.43) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 134.37 (94.33 to 174.41) · 132 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 137 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12 · 228 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 534 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 491 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 278 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 2,973 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 7,510 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.42 (1.44 to 5.4) · 1,594 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.26 (0 to 2.76) · 436 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.85 (0.4 to 3.29) · 1,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.73 (3 to 14.46) · 437 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0.13 to 3.03) · 343 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.17) · 6,336 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.615 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.937 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 212 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22 · 505 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 45 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.5 · 594 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.9 · 510 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.4 to 7.8) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13 (9.4 to 17.7) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 43 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 143 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.1 (9.4 to 15.4) · 1,585 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 390 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (774 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 32% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 59 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.5 to 1.52) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.44) · 118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.05 to 0.49) · 116 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.36 (0.77 to 5.95) · 113 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.28 (0.56 to 4) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.41 (0 to 18.05) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.75 (2.52 to 10.98) · 102 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.23 to 3.28) · 42 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.61 (0 to 1.94) · 51 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 30 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.3 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.7 (9.2 to 14.9) · 3,197 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) · 506 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (203 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 5 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 5 |
| Overall hospital rating | 5 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 84% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 93% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 96% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 79% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 83% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 87% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 78% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 82% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 69% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 85% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$102,821
Medicare paid this office $102,821 for 403 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 268 | $20,496 | $57 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 156 | $17,392 | $93 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 28 | $12,716 | None |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 77 | $9,695 | $126 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 110 | $8,463 | $69 |
See all 9 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 268 | $20,496 | $57 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 156 | $17,392 | $93 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 28 | $12,716 | None |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 77 | $9,695 | $126 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 110 | $8,463 | $69 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 92 | $6,906 | $75 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 11 | $1,066 | $97 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg | 155 | $836 | None |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 112 | $660 | None |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 23 | More than 94% of doctors who do this |
| Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 65 | More than 91% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
403 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 3% · 85 and older 9% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 10% · Health risk score 0.90. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical sports medicine clinician is at 1.05.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 58% · Diabetes 20% · Coronary heart disease 18% · Depression 17% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Cancer 14% · Chronic kidney disease 13% · Heart failure 7% · COPD 6% · Dementia 3% · Stroke 3%.
The office billed $533,019, Medicare allowed $142,565 and paid $102,821; for 11,542 services of 29 kinds; $19,228 of it was for drugs given in the office and $83,593 for care.
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 | 403 | 11,542 | 74 | 0.90 | $533,019 | $102,821 |
| 2023 | 544 | 5,115 | 74 | 0.90 | $830,269 | $179,260 |
| 2022 | 607 | 3,928 | 74 | 0.86 | $834,800 | $191,368 |
| 2021 | 562 | 3,221 | 73 | 0.98 | $877,702 | $201,173 |
| 2020 | 450 | 2,956 | 73 | 1.05 | $656,409 | $144,542 |
| 2019 | 571 | 3,742 | 73 | 0.95 | $737,904 | $166,589 |
| 2018 | 574 | 3,488 | 72 | 0.99 | $747,507 | $162,906 |
| 2017 | 466 | 3,321 | 73 | 1.06 | $697,200 | $151,639 |
| 2016 | 434 | 2,786 | 72 | 1.05 | $703,441 | $155,390 |
| 2015 | 378 | 2,230 | 72 | 0.94 | $610,642 | $130,042 |
| 2014 | 355 | 2,154 | 72 | 0.97 | $584,785 | $114,196 |
| 2013 | 385 | 2,150 | 72 | 0.93 | $570,356 | $112,984 |
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: 16 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 302 | $28,739 | $61 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 181 | $25,490 | $107 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 45 | $23,504 | None |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 200 | $17,515 | $88 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 169 | $16,003 | $72 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 65 | $8,926 | $137 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 14 | $5,626 | None |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 11 | $5,270 | $479 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 14 | $4,616 | $330 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 22 | $3,238 | $141 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 19 | $2,954 | $155 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 266 | $2,530 | None |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 13 | $1,865 | $143 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 11 | $1,615 | $101 |
| Short return visit | 21 | $1,167 | $49 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 15 | $123 | None |
2022: 15 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 363 | $30,036 | $59 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 205 | $27,500 | $105 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 205 | $17,484 | $85 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 118 | $15,792 | $134 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 33 | $14,578 | None |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 148 | $13,931 | $74 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 16 | $8,205 | None |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 35 | $5,920 | $169 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 11 | $4,943 | $449 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 14 | $4,186 | $299 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 15 | $2,209 | $147 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 325 | $2,139 | None |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 11 | $1,762 | $160 |
| Short return visit | 21 | $1,052 | $46 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 23 | $204 | None |
2021: 15 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 199 | $28,776 | $145 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 200 | $26,415 | $107 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 284 | $24,396 | $61 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 14 | $13,098 | $936 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 22 | $12,547 | None |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 103 | $9,937 | $96 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 114 | $9,752 | $72 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 24 | $8,471 | $353 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 13 | $8,142 | None |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 33 | $5,480 | $166 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 23 | $3,412 | $148 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 16 | $2,062 | $129 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 13 | $1,716 | $86 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 256 | $1,564 | None |
| Short return visit | 27 | $1,316 | $47 |
2020: 11 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 238 | $17,482 | $55 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 132 | $13,927 | $92 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 157 | $13,645 | $87 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 27 | $13,151 | None |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 11 | $11,809 | $1,074 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 123 | $9,119 | $61 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 34 | $5,948 | $175 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 35 | $4,852 | $139 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 11 | $1,809 | $151 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 224 | $1,415 | None |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 13 | $1,171 | $84 |
2019: 13 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 319 | $23,017 | $54 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 233 | $20,545 | $88 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 32 | $17,579 | None |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 162 | $15,927 | $93 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 163 | $13,781 | $60 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 14 | $5,873 | $420 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 29 | $5,133 | $171 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 17 | $4,968 | $292 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 17 | $2,518 | $148 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 296 | $2,073 | None |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,845 | $142 |
| Short return visit | 26 | $1,038 | $37 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 11 | $583 | $53 |
2018: 14 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 262 | $21,507 | $82 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 284 | $19,549 | $51 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 33 | $16,163 | None |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 161 | $14,651 | $84 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 180 | $13,713 | $56 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 11 | $9,714 | $883 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 19 | $8,164 | $430 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 17 | $4,405 | $259 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 24 | $3,989 | $160 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,900 | $121 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 17 | $2,453 | $144 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 257 | $1,926 | None |
| Short return visit | 27 | $978 | $35 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 13 | $737 | $57 |
2017: 12 services
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 31 | $17,620 | None |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 224 | $15,858 | $51 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 201 | $15,668 | $78 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 15 | $15,164 | $1,011 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 157 | $13,860 | $82 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 145 | $11,145 | $55 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 23 | $8,778 | $382 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 30 | $4,841 | $161 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 15 | $4,400 | $293 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 15 | $2,151 | $143 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 203 | $1,399 | None |
| Short return visit | 22 | $782 | $33 |
2016: 12 services
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 20 | $18,229 | $868 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 186 | $15,373 | $83 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 28 | $14,325 | None |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 186 | $12,779 | $51 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 138 | $12,666 | $80 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 139 | $11,189 | $55 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 26 | $7,046 | $261 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 36 | $5,776 | $160 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 14 | $5,569 | $398 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 28 | $4,146 | $143 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | 12 | $3,276 | $273 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 166 | $876 | None |
2015: 12 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 180 | $13,241 | $53 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 148 | $12,828 | $87 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 118 | $11,773 | $89 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 24 | $10,370 | None |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 130 | $10,106 | $57 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 18 | $6,728 | $374 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 13 | $5,735 | $441 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 18 | $3,015 | $167 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 19 | $2,858 | $150 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 15 | $2,105 | $140 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 161 | $692 | None |
| Short return visit | 19 | $683 | $33 |
2014: 12 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 138 | $10,922 | $79 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 23 | $10,797 | None |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 150 | $10,207 | $47 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 138 | $10,179 | $55 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 18 | $6,144 | $341 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 14 | $5,457 | $390 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 55 | $4,392 | $76 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 19 | $2,999 | $158 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 17 | $2,297 | $135 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 18 | $1,047 | $58 |
| Short return visit | 15 | $466 | $31 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 136 | $438 | None |
2013: 12 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 146 | $11,849 | $81 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 160 | $10,994 | $43 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 133 | $10,165 | $56 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 22 | $9,609 | None |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 17 | $6,704 | $394 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 61 | $5,196 | $81 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 12 | $4,292 | $358 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 21 | $3,299 | $157 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 40 | $2,309 | $58 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 13 | $1,579 | $121 |
| Short return visit | 32 | $1,218 | $33 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 149 | $485 | None |
Medicaid work
$1,146 in 2023
Medicaid paid $1,146 for 44 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 14 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.
| Arthrocentesis and injection of knee joint | 30 | $1,047 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 14 | $99 |
| 2023 | 44 | 2 | 14 | $1,146 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 13 | $247 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 12 | $689 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2019
| Arthrocentesis and injection of knee joint | 14 | $247 |
2018
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $689 |
Money from drug and device companies
$107 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $107 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $150 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Djo | Donjoy | $107 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Djo | Meals · 2025-10-24 | Donjoy | $107 |
See earlier years (2019)
2019: $150
| Stryker | Mako | $150 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1285711242
- Licence
- CA 20A7124
- Trained
- College of Osteo Med of the Pacific at Pomona, 1992
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207XX0005X (207XX0005X); Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-11-01
- NPI last updated
- 2021-02-02
- NPI record certified
- 2021-02-02
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.