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Gordon T Sakamoto, MD

Neurosurgery · Burlingame

NPI 1417137233

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
10
2 carriers
Offices
5

Offices

5 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

10 plans · 2 carriers

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10 of 10 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A88940 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2004 · expires 2028-06-30 · Stanford University School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, 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 it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$134,458

Medicare paid this office $134,458 for 372 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
New patient visit (45+ min)151$22,739$151
Return visit (30+ min)101$13,209$115
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc15$12,855$857
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes84$9,500$109
Long return visit (40+ min)28$4,507$150
See all 9 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
New patient visit (45+ min)151$22,739$151
Return visit (30+ min)101$13,209$115
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc15$12,855$857
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes84$9,500$109
Long return visit (40+ min)28$4,507$150
Short return visit (20+ min)40$3,320$83
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes29$2,175$70
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes11$1,696$154
Short return visit13$693$49

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)48More than 76% of doctors who do this
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision1-10None
Removal of tissue1-10None
Spinal fusion15More than 32% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

372 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 4% · 85 and older 19% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 12% · Health risk score 1.39. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 1.46.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 31% · Coronary heart disease 28% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Depression 22% · Stroke 22% · Cancer 20% · Atrial fibrillation 20% · Heart failure 19% · COPD 12% · Dementia 12%.

The office billed $603,949, Medicare allowed $172,641 and paid $134,458; for 620 services of 51 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

Original Medicare by year
2024372620771.39$603,949$134,458
2023373599761.31$540,747$126,760
2022373608761.39$468,316$110,639
2021399717771.27$578,587$142,262
2020310590771.40$619,194$130,561
2019393661761.40$550,340$124,241
2018368582761.32$456,277$116,588
2017427745751.44$679,683$141,385
2016414775751.32$710,605$160,793
2015390748761.39$727,366$150,678
2014354698761.42$455,318$118,952
2013318595761.19$333,445$87,537

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: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc24$24,734$1,031
Return visit (30+ min)144$20,578$117
New patient visit (45+ min)124$19,124$154
Long return visit (40+ min)41$7,016$171
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes48$5,672$109
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes15$2,203$147
Short return visit (20+ min)23$2,196$78
New patient visit (30+ min)18$1,445$80
Short return visit16$780$46

2022: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc20$21,249$1,012
New patient visit (45+ min)76$10,911$144
Short return visit (20+ min)99$10,623$82
New patient visit (30+ min)92$9,111$99
Return visit (30+ min)37$4,118$106
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes33$3,222$87
Short return visit44$2,780$55
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes35$1,783$34

2021: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
New patient visit (45+ min)187$28,156$151
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc26$26,761$1,029
Short return visit (20+ min)114$10,929$85
Return visit (30+ min)74$9,597$116
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes40$3,777$90
New patient visit (30+ min)24$2,382$99
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes39$1,943$34
Long return visit (40+ min)11$1,884$171
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,711$122
Short return visit19$1,040$52

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
New patient visit (45+ min)128$18,699$146
Return visit (30+ min)141$18,260$97
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc15$15,534$1,036
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment15$14,573$972
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes60$3,096$36
Short return visit (20+ min)14$1,092$73

2019: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
New patient visit (45+ min)204$29,710$146
Return visit (30+ min)173$24,651$99
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc17$18,355$1,080
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes34$2,230$66
Long return visit (40+ min)13$1,732$133
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes18$1,626$90
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes37$1,394$35

2018: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
New patient visit (45+ min)192$27,672$144
Return visit (30+ min)175$21,207$95
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc19$20,225$1,064
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes42$3,735$89
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes13$841$65
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes15$623$35

2017: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
New patient visit (45+ min)227$31,972$141
Return visit (30+ min)202$30,508$96
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc22$21,432$974
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes46$4,197$89
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes21$2,550$121
Long return visit (40+ min)16$2,291$127
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes18$1,008$35

2016: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
New patient visit (45+ min)214$31,197$146
Return visit (30+ min)199$29,145$97
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc22$21,695$986
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes53$6,443$122
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,031$135
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes30$1,919$35
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes12$982$82

2015: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
New patient visit (45+ min)185$28,792$156
Return visit (30+ min)165$25,907$100
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc18$19,180$1,066
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes28$3,460$124
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes32$3,103$94
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes40$1,981$36
Long return visit (40+ min)11$1,568$143
Short return visit (20+ min)21$1,425$59
New patient visit (30+ min)19$1,325$70

2014: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
New patient visit (30+ min)169$16,712$99
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc15$15,133$1,009
Short return visit (20+ min)132$11,905$65
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes67$6,164$89
Return visit (30+ min)60$6,152$92
New patient visit (45+ min)21$3,202$152
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes27$1,771$35
Long return visit (40+ min)11$1,340$122

2013: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
New patient visit (30+ min)168$16,096$96
Short return visit (20+ min)108$10,438$66
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes56$5,250$87
Return visit (30+ min)37$3,939$90
New patient visit (45+ min)15$2,143$143
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes29$1,350$34
Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less11$91$8

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$3,112

Pharmacies billed $3,112 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 72% of their Part D prescriptions (69 of 96) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 28%.

91 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $3,112 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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37$548$15
Oxycodone12$103$9

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024964972% (69)None$3,112
2023763161% (46)0%$1,967
20221284463% (80)None$2,618
2021624071% (44)None$1,299
2020452478% (35)None$621
2019423364% (27)0%$641
2018753444% (33)None$1,236
20171034650% (51)None$6,139
20161114559% (65)None$3,316
20151676567% (111)None$5,400
2014693668% (47)None$2,008
2013884548% (42)None$3,317

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30$465$16
Gabapentin12$438$36

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Gabapentin20$546$27
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34$533$16
Oxycodone20$386$19

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24$238$10

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$138$9

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$203$11

2018: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$437$23

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21$487$23
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15$360$24

2016: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen41$1,389$34
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$469$33
Diazepam21$174$8

2015: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen44$2,430$55
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38$1,152$30
Oxycodone19$309$16

2014: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen16$701$44
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$492$26

2013: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32$521$16
Levetiracetam12$314$26

Money from drug and device companies

$269 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202413None$269
202323None$266
202211None$150
202111None$22

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
MedtronicStealthstation S8 Platform$269
3 payments
  • Meals for Stealthstation S8 Platform · 2024-09-18 · $151
  • Meals for Mazor X System · 2024-02-08 · $56
  • Meals for Mazor X System · 2024-02-08 · $61
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
MedtronicMeals · 2024-09-18Stealthstation S8 Platform$151
MedtronicMeals · 2024-02-08Mazor X System$56
MedtronicMeals · 2024-02-08Mazor X System$61
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2021)

2023: $266

Payments by company in 2023
NuVasiveSimplify Cervical Artificial Disc$149
1 payment
  • Meals for Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc · 2023-05-19 · $149
ZimvieMobi-C$117
2 payments
  • Meals for Mobi-C · 2023-09-12 · $39
  • Meals for Mobi-C · 2023-07-29 · $78

2022: $150

Payments by company in 2022
MedtronicEndoskeleton Tc Nanolock Surface Technology$150
1 payment
  • Meals for Endoskeleton Tc Nanolock Surface Technology · 2022-06-25 · $150

2021: $22

Payments by company in 2021
Natus MedicalNone$22
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-10-13 · $22

Professional record

NPI
1417137233
Licence
CA A88940California A88940: Current · expires 2028-06-30
Trained
Stanford University School of Medicine, 2003
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2007-11-08
NPI last updated
2020-06-19
NPI record certified
2020-06-19

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.