Morris Baumgarten, MD

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California Medical Board record

Licence G43156 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1980 · expires 2028-02-29 · University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

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

Surgery centers they own

Meridian Surgical Partners-California, LLC 20-4692585Brentwood, TN2.2% owner since 2013 · accredited by AAAHC
Initial Accreditation1 inspection · last 2012-12-12

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.

USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of Southern California, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 62% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.545, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

See every measure and the patient survey for USC Arcadia Hospital

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

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Every scored measure at USC Arcadia Hospital

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.545	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	0.8 (0 to 1.76) · 1,417 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	1.27 (0.97 to 1.58)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	190.26 (152.13 to 228.39) · 89 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	1.8 · 32 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	6.6 · 93 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	14.3 · 123 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	9.6 · 413 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	13.4 · 695 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	10.9 · 432 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	4 · 3,815 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.25 (0.05 to 0.45) · 6,579 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.2 (0.01 to 0.39) · 6,907 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	3.52 (1.51 to 5.53) · 1,534 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	1.88 (0.26 to 3.51) · 534 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.45 (0.97 to 3.94) · 1,486 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	15.28 (8.51 to 22.05) · 562 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	7.95 (4.26 to 11.64) · 512 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	2.29 (0.81 to 3.77) · 479 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.7 (0.11 to 1.29) · 5,994 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	2.9 · 285 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.652	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	1.331	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.694	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	1.145	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	14.3 · 196 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	18.9 · 703 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	1.6 · 112 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	-13.9 · 487 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	28.1 · 723 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	16.8 · 863 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	4.4 · 308 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	11.5 · 72 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	19.9 · 155 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	12.6 (9.5 to 16.9) · 408 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) · 538 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (560 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at USC Arcadia Hospital

Cleanliness	3
Nurse communication	2
Doctor communication	2
Communication about medicines	1
Discharge information	2
Overall hospital rating	2
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	2

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Share of patients giving the best answer at USC Arcadia Hospital

Room was "always" clean	70%
Nurses "always" communicated well	70%
Doctors "always" communicated well	70%
Staff "always" explained	49%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	65%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	69%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	77%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	59%
Staff "always" explained new medications	64%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	65%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	78%
"Always" quiet at night	44%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	62%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	34%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	84%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$117,674

Medicare paid this office $117,674 for 290 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Short return visit (20+ min)	172	$24,282	$65
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	$13,007	$765
Return visit (30+ min)	94	$9,092	$86
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	37	$4,396	$116
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	24	$4,306	$58

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Short return visit (20+ min)	172	$24,282	$65
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	$13,007	$765
Return visit (30+ min)	94	$9,092	$86
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	37	$4,396	$116
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	24	$4,306	$58
New patient visit (30+ min)	58	$3,663	$63
Injection into tendon or ligament	55	$3,360	$40
Long return visit (40+ min)	18	$2,050	$114
New patient visit (45+ min)	18	$1,745	$97
X-ray of knee, 3 views	30	$1,198	$29
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	15	$750	$38
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	17	$650	$24
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	11	$639	$46
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	20	$595	$23
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	61	$488	None

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Hip replacement	1-10	None
Knee replacement	86	More than 91% of doctors who do this
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)	1-10	None
Removal of tissue	21	More than 70% of doctors who do this

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Injection into tendon or ligament	80	75	59	63	79	85
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	14	18	18	21	17
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	–	17	–	17	13	14

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

290 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 5% · 85 and older 16% · Women 67% · Also on Medicaid 26% · Health risk score 1.53. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 45% · Chronic kidney disease 30% · Coronary heart disease 28% · Depression 26% · Heart failure 19% · COPD 19% · Atrial fibrillation 19% · Cancer 11% · Dementia 9% · Stroke 9%.

The office billed $381,775, Medicare allowed $162,337 and paid $117,674; for 1,636 services of 82 kinds; $3,209 of it was for drugs given in the office and $114,465 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.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	290	1,636	75	1.53	$381,775	$117,674
2023	277	1,712	75	1.49	$411,617	$125,525
2022	264	1,698	76	1.39	$368,997	$131,926
2021	254	1,195	74	1.42	$303,055	$106,602
2020	233	1,683	74	1.40	$317,695	$105,813
2019	280	1,687	75	1.39	$342,385	$110,273
2018	338	2,006	74	1.41	$471,217	$152,413
2017	323	1,806	73	1.44	$366,820	$122,873
2016	316	1,834	73	1.36	$435,385	$142,601
2015	312	2,029	73	1.62	$395,121	$137,810
2014	378	2,817	73	1.43	$463,067	$168,652
2013	401	2,885	74	1.51	$482,394	$163,894

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.

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2023: 17 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Short return visit (20+ min)	146	$22,183	$70
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	20	$15,534	$740
Return visit (30+ min)	91	$10,923	$100
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	38	$5,550	$129
New patient visit (30+ min)	62	$5,112	$82
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	18	$4,972	$66
Injection into tendon or ligament	59	$3,486	$44
Long return visit (40+ min)	16	$1,876	$117
X-ray of knee, 3 views	37	$1,577	$30
New patient visit (45+ min)	12	$1,430	$119
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	25	$865	$27
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	12	$676	$52
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	18	$536	$22
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	12	$520	$35
X-ray of both hips, 2 views	11	$418	$38
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	62	$404	None
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	12	$350	$29

2022: 17 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Short return visit (20+ min)	163	$28,585	$73
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	$14,939	$830
Return visit (30+ min)	73	$7,313	$94
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	35	$5,932	$156
New patient visit (30+ min)	64	$4,951	$77
Injection into tendon or ligament	45	$2,864	$45
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	16	$2,632	$60
New patient visit (45+ min)	13	$1,597	$123
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	36	$1,513	$28
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	11	$1,011	$40
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	13	$976	$57
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	23	$974	$30
X-ray of knee, 3 views	18	$649	$29
X-ray of both hips, 2 views	14	$538	$38
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	14	$481	$34
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	12	$428	$29
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	46	$324	None

2021: 16 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Short return visit (20+ min)	133	$18,620	$73
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	15	$18,316	$1,018
Return visit (30+ min)	83	$8,392	$93
New patient visit (30+ min)	56	$4,903	$88
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	25	$4,108	$164
Injection into tendon or ligament	44	$2,444	$41
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	15	$2,151	$61
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	33	$1,661	$30
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	21	$1,151	$31
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	16	$831	$32
Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	11	$690	$33
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	13	$654	$36
X-ray of knee, 3 views	12	$444	$34
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	12	$383	$27
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	11	$347	$25
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	45	$298	None

2020: 14 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Short return visit (20+ min)	146	$15,848	$55
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	13	$14,674	$1,048
Return visit (30+ min)	48	$4,362	$77
New patient visit (30+ min)	50	$4,253	$85
Injection into tendon or ligament	47	$2,933	$39
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	22	$2,898	$116
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	31	$1,139	$25
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	15	$1,086	$39
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	12	$829	$49
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	17	$741	$27
X-ray of knee, 3 views	16	$612	$27
Short return visit	11	$447	$41
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	47	$370	None
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	11	$235	$21

2019: 15 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Short return visit (20+ min)	195	$21,292	$54
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	15	$15,955	$997
Return visit (30+ min)	64	$5,319	$78
Injection into tendon or ligament	58	$3,273	$41
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	28	$3,003	$107
New patient visit (30+ min)	42	$2,756	$66
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	11	$1,975	$165
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	13	$1,598	$59
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	30	$1,307	$24
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	28	$1,129	$28
X-ray of knee, 3 views	33	$1,127	$26
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	13	$639	$35
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	57	$405	None
X-ray of both hips, 2 views	11	$368	$33
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	12	$350	$29

2018: 20 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	22	$29,227	$1,271
Short return visit (20+ min)	203	$22,391	$53
Return visit (30+ min)	104	$8,779	$74
New patient visit (30+ min)	97	$7,421	$77
Injection into tendon or ligament	67	$3,688	$37
Incision or partial removal of foot bone (other than big toe) to straighten toe	12	$3,058	$170
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	17	$2,840	$167
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	16	$2,020	$112
New patient visit (45+ min)	17	$1,828	$108
X-ray of knee, 3 views	54	$1,818	$26
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	16	$1,646	$61
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	39	$1,632	$23
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	37	$1,101	$27
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	15	$684	$34
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	20	$551	$24
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	69	$524	None
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	16	$449	$28
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	14	$413	$23
X-ray of both hips, 2 views	12	$385	$32
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	17	$355	$21

2017: 17 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

Short return visit (20+ min)	204	$21,030	$52
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	11	$12,730	$1,157
Return visit (30+ min)	81	$6,879	$78
New patient visit (30+ min)	71	$5,679	$80
Injection into tendon or ligament	64	$3,319	$36
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	15	$2,266	$151
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	19	$2,108	$105
New patient visit (45+ min)	17	$1,876	$110
X-ray of knee, 3 views	48	$1,525	$26
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	33	$1,058	$21
Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	11	$900	$32
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	26	$753	$24
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	11	$629	$33
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	16	$610	$25
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	11	$517	$40
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	73	$496	None
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	11	$317	$20

2016: 16 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	25	$30,866	$1,187
Short return visit (20+ min)	185	$20,596	$54
New patient visit (30+ min)	78	$6,022	$77
Return visit (30+ min)	75	$5,924	$75
Injection into tendon or ligament	52	$3,329	$44
New patient visit (45+ min)	24	$2,582	$108
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	15	$2,172	$121
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	43	$1,564	$22
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	44	$1,490	$25
Application of walking cast covering below knee to toe	13	$1,378	$69
X-ray of knee, 3 views	37	$1,127	$26
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	13	$804	$47
Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	13	$734	$31
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	14	$607	$23
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	56	$331	None
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	13	$321	$21

2015: 19 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	19	$21,801	$991
Short return visit (20+ min)	185	$20,073	$56
Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	12	$7,196	None
Return visit (30+ min)	77	$6,632	$76
New patient visit (30+ min)	72	$5,900	$82
Injection into tendon or ligament	58	$3,547	$44
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	23	$2,860	$110
New patient visit (45+ min)	20	$2,601	$130
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	49	$2,104	$24
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	13	$1,796	$62
X-ray of knee, 3 views	33	$1,218	$28
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	18	$1,014	$46
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	28	$954	$25
Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	11	$540	$32
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	11	$409	$26
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	15	$396	$25
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	64	$380	None
X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views	11	$325	$27
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	13	$306	$24

2014: 20 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2014

Short return visit (20+ min)	209	$23,380	$55
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	18	$19,549	$1,086
Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	17	$12,939	None
Return visit (30+ min)	90	$8,217	$80
New patient visit (30+ min)	83	$6,073	$73
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	42	$4,601	$100
Injection into tendon or ligament	65	$3,857	$42
New patient visit (45+ min)	29	$3,310	$114
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	55	$2,386	$26
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	17	$2,066	$59
X-ray of knee, 3 views	44	$1,642	$29
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	19	$1,591	$47
Application of walking cast covering below knee to toe	12	$1,484	$67
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	23	$1,142	$27
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	31	$1,029	$26
Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	12	$726	$32
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	17	$465	$24
X-ray of hip on one side of body, 1 view	13	$430	$24
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	67	$394	None
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	12	$281	$23

2013: 22 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2013

Short return visit (20+ min)	234	$26,324	$57
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	17	$17,407	$1,024
Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	18	$11,632	None
Return visit (30+ min)	118	$9,697	$76
New patient visit (30+ min)	103	$7,868	$76
Correction of toe joint deformity	12	$5,629	$194
Injection into tendon or ligament	79	$4,998	$44
New patient visit (45+ min)	38	$4,833	$127
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	27	$3,031	$101
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	62	$2,734	$27
Application of walking cast covering below knee to toe	18	$2,052	$64
X-ray of knee, 3 views	47	$1,834	$32
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	20	$1,378	$48
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	15	$1,346	$56
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	35	$1,074	$28
Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	20	$1,023	$30
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	27	$984	$30
X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views	15	$572	$36
X-ray of hip on one side of body, 1 view	11	$523	$25
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	19	$522	$26
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	87	$512	None
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	13	$390	$28

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$17,558

Pharmacies billed $17,558 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 33% of their Part D prescriptions (591 of 1,788) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 31%. Surgeons prescribe little besides pain medicine after an operation, so their opioid share runs high.

1,766 generic and 22 brand-name prescriptions · $17,558 in drug cost · 117 antibiotic prescriptions to 76 people.

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.

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Largest Part D drug costs

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	276	$3,284	$12
Ibuprofen	235	$2,609	$11
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	131	$1,341	$10
Methylprednisolone	202	$1,312	$6
Celecoxib	40	$867	$22

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Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	276	$3,284	$12
Ibuprofen	235	$2,609	$11
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	131	$1,341	$10
Methylprednisolone	202	$1,312	$6
Celecoxib	40	$867	$22
Lidocaine	19	$761	$40
Diclofenac	51	$659	$13
Tramadol	164	$627	$4
Meloxicam	202	$544	$3
Gabapentin	55	$440	$8
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	48	$354	$7
Temazepam	12	$230	$19
Duloxetine	12	$223	$19
Cephalexin	34	$196	$6
Alprazolam	45	$154	$3
Ciprofloxacin	14	$92	$7
Carisoprodol	26	$81	$3
Naproxen	11	$77	$7
Triamcinolone Acetonide	15	$75	$5
Zolpidem	11	$62	$6
Irbesartan	11	$43	$4
Cyclobenzaprine	12	$40	$3
Atorvastatin	11	$21	$2
Tizanidine	14	$16	$1
Lisinopril	13	$3	$0

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	1,788	422	33% (591)	1%	$17,558
2023	1,474	357	35% (515)	None	$20,693
2022	1,572	405	34% (536)	None	$44,279
2021	1,110	326	39% (434)	2%	$30,180
2020	1,030	319	39% (405)	2%	$15,826
2019	1,006	329	45% (452)	2%	$15,687
2018	942	335	46% (429)	1%	$16,569
2017	1,009	343	48% (486)	2%	$18,591
2016	898	300	51% (455)	2%	$22,076
2015	785	276	56% (443)	3%	$20,828
2014	786	263	53% (415)	5%	$25,488
2013	712	249	50% (359)	5%	$15,541

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2023: 25 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2023

Ibuprofen	184	$2,823	$15
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	220	$2,816	$13
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	164	$1,998	$12
Duloxetine	12	$1,957	$163
Diclofenac	51	$1,659	$33
Celecoxib	21	$1,531	$73
Methylprednisolone	128	$1,083	$8
Meloxicam	201	$959	$5
Tramadol	113	$530	$5
Gabapentin	40	$499	$12
Cephalexin	30	$375	$13
Baclofen	12	$251	$21
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	19	$236	$12
Irbesartan	12	$226	$19
Atorvastatin	11	$207	$19
Lisinopril	11	$207	$19
Methocarbamol	14	$207	$15
Temazepam	15	$203	$14
Trazodone	13	$178	$14
Eszopiclone	13	$168	$13
Indomethacin	12	$146	$12
Zolpidem	19	$105	$6
Diazepam	13	$85	$7
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	12	$80	$7
Alprazolam	21	$34	$2

2022: 17 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2022

Victoza 3-Pak	11	$12,382	$1,126
Ibuprofen	201	$4,214	$21
Duloxetine	24	$3,225	$134
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	238	$2,586	$11
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	182	$2,467	$14
Celecoxib	34	$2,039	$60
Diclofenac	53	$2,017	$38
Methylprednisolone	154	$1,516	$10
Meloxicam	232	$1,471	$6
Gabapentin	49	$962	$20
Cephalexin	28	$410	$15
Tramadol	104	$391	$4
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	20	$373	$19
Methocarbamol	14	$249	$18
Alprazolam	26	$163	$6
Diazepam	16	$127	$8
Zolpidem	14	$38	$3

2021: 13 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2021

Ibuprofen	142	$2,128	$15
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	154	$1,989	$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	189	$1,921	$10
Duloxetine	21	$1,336	$64
Gabapentin	46	$864	$19
Diclofenac	41	$849	$21
Meloxicam	159	$815	$5
Celecoxib	12	$633	$53
Methylprednisolone	63	$613	$10
Tramadol	77	$370	$5
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	26	$360	$14
Ciprofloxacin	13	$110	$8
Alprazolam	17	$91	$5

2020: 14 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2020

Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	169	$2,410	$14
Ibuprofen	140	$1,996	$14
Duloxetine	32	$1,405	$44
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	131	$1,367	$10
Diclofenac	31	$1,261	$41
Meloxicam	168	$832	$5
Pregabalin	22	$818	$37
Celecoxib	18	$815	$45
Methylprednisolone	59	$605	$10
Tramadol	90	$543	$6
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	22	$305	$14
Gabapentin	19	$198	$10
Potassium Chloride	14	$131	$9
Cephalexin	12	$99	$8

2019: 13 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2019

Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	224	$3,787	$17
Diclofenac	39	$1,974	$51
Duloxetine	20	$1,373	$69
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	121	$1,358	$11
Ibuprofen	78	$1,271	$16
Celecoxib	19	$961	$51
Meloxicam	135	$791	$6
Tramadol	95	$698	$7
Methylprednisolone	54	$669	$12
Gabapentin	36	$469	$13
Ibu	32	$460	$14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	20	$239	$12
Cyclobenzaprine	13	$126	$10

2018: 14 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2018

Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	190	$4,109	$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	134	$1,713	$13
Lidocaine	11	$1,678	$153
Celecoxib	11	$1,613	$147
Duloxetine	11	$1,063	$97
Meloxicam	165	$758	$5
Ibu	54	$710	$13
Methylprednisolone	58	$682	$12
Diclofenac	21	$682	$32
Tramadol	87	$599	$7
Gabapentin	37	$517	$14
Ibuprofen	26	$452	$17
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	23	$215	$9
Cephalexin	15	$189	$13

2017: 15 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2017

Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	223	$4,878	$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	163	$2,015	$12
Celecoxib	14	$1,109	$79
Gabapentin	65	$796	$12
Methylprednisolone	55	$708	$13
Diclofenac	26	$543	$21
Tramadol	79	$469	$6
Meloxicam	100	$422	$4
Ibu	31	$401	$13
Ibuprofen	27	$376	$14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	21	$256	$12
Diazepam	28	$240	$9
Baclofen	14	$227	$16
Cephalexin	24	$212	$9
Hydromorphone	13	$109	$8

2016: 14 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2016

Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	213	$6,319	$30
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	172	$3,365	$20
Celecoxib	17	$1,781	$105
Gabapentin	68	$903	$13
Methylprednisolone	53	$860	$16
Diclofenac	37	$774	$21
Ibuprofen	37	$541	$15
Tramadol	60	$467	$8
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	22	$331	$15
Zolpidem	17	$243	$14
Cephalexin	27	$234	$9
Diazepam	17	$210	$12
Meloxicam	30	$152	$5
Baclofen	11	$109	$10

2015: 14 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2015

Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	181	$4,757	$26
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	171	$3,527	$21
Methylprednisolone	39	$785	$20
Tramadol	75	$486	$6
Diclofenac	26	$372	$14
Ibuprofen	37	$359	$10
Gabapentin	44	$348	$8
Zolpidem	13	$192	$15
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	13	$181	$14
Meloxicam	29	$181	$6
Methocarbamol	18	$165	$9
Cephalexin	21	$158	$8
Diazepam	18	$157	$9
Ciprofloxacin	11	$129	$12

2014: 16 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2014

Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	149	$3,415	$23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	182	$3,325	$18
Methylprednisolone	53	$973	$18
Ibuprofen	45	$555	$12
Endocet	15	$537	$36
Tramadol	55	$444	$8
Meloxicam	42	$285	$7
Gabapentin	33	$275	$8
Amox Tr-Potassium Clavulanate	16	$213	$13
Diclofenac	11	$211	$19
Cephalexin	20	$170	$9
Zolpidem	19	$158	$8
Methocarbamol	11	$119	$11
Diazepam	14	$115	$8
Ciprofloxacin	12	$107	$9
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	11	$72	$7

2013: 15 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2013

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	189	$2,651	$14
Methylprednisolone	54	$1,248	$23
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	78	$763	$10
Gabapentin	40	$505	$13
Ibuprofen	45	$485	$11
Tramadol	43	$483	$11
Roxicet	29	$316	$11
Naproxen	27	$238	$9
Cephalexin	28	$233	$8
Cyclobenzaprine	12	$212	$18
Zolpidem	20	$180	$9
Meloxicam	23	$132	$6
Diazepam	16	$122	$8
Levothyroxine	11	$91	$8
Ciprofloxacin	12	$89	$7

Money from drug and device companies

$772 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	4	11	None	$772
2024	3	4	None	$322
2023	3	5	None	$120
2022	2	4	None	$77
2021	2	2	None	$189
2020	1	1	None	$18
2019	4	4	None	$166

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

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Payments by company

Stryker	Mako	$532	5 payments Meals for Mako · 2025-10-21 · $127 Meals for Mako · 2025-08-16 · $166 Meals for Mako · 2025-07-17 · $40 Meals for Mako · 2025-02-05 · $55 Meals for Mako · 2025-01-30 · $144
Smith+Nephew	Legion	$106	1 payment Meals for Legion · 2025-02-19 · $106
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Journavx	$74	3 payments Meals for Journavx · 2025-10-29 · $21 Meals for Journavx · 2025-08-06 · $21 Meals for Journavx · 2025-06-12 · $31
Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Gel-One Cross-Linked Hyaluronate	$61	2 payments Meals for Avenir · 2025-11-13 · $24 Meals for Gel-One Cross-Linked Hyaluronate · 2025-04-23 · $37

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Every published payment

Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Meals · 2025-11-13	Avenir	$24
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Meals · 2025-10-29	Journavx	$21
Stryker	Meals · 2025-10-21	Mako	$127
Stryker	Meals · 2025-08-16	Mako	$166
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Meals · 2025-08-06	Journavx	$21
Stryker	Meals · 2025-07-17	Mako	$40
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Meals · 2025-06-12	Journavx	$31
Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Meals · 2025-04-23	Gel-One Cross-Linked Hyaluronate	$37
Smith+Nephew	Meals · 2025-02-19	Legion	$106
Stryker	Meals · 2025-02-05	Mako	$55
Stryker	Meals · 2025-01-30	Mako	$144

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2024: $322

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Payments by company in 2024

Smith+Nephew	Legion	$163	2 payments Meals for Legion · 2024-09-27 · $148 Meals for Real Intelligence · 2024-05-30 · $15
Zimmer Biomet Holdings	None	$142	1 payment Meals · 2024-03-07 · $142
Ethicon US	Echelon Flex	$17	1 payment Meals for Echelon Flex · 2024-04-18 · $17

2023: $120

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Payments by company in 2023

Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Samples Biologics	$55	2 payments Meals for Samples Biologics · 2023-09-27 · $41 Meals for Rosa · 2023-09-07 · $13
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America	Seglentis	$45	2 payments Meals for Seglentis · 2023-07-27 · $21 Meals for Seglentis · 2023-06-29 · $23
Saxum Surgical	None	$20	1 payment Meals · 2023-07-31 · $20

2022: $77

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Payments by company in 2022

Globus Medical	Anthem	$63	3 payments Meals for Anthem · 2022-09-26 · $18 Meals for Anthem · 2022-08-15 · $17 Meals for Distal Femur Plate · 2022-07-07 · $28
Paragon 28	Ex-Fix	$13	1 payment Meals for Ex-Fix · 2022-04-14 · $13

2021: $189

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Payments by company in 2021

Next Science	Surgx	$156	1 payment Meals for Surgx · 2021-09-01 · $156
Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Rosa-Knee	$33	1 payment Meals for Rosa-Knee · 2021-03-06 · $33

2020: $18

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Payments by company in 2020

Ethicon US	Stratafix	$18	1 payment Meals for Stratafix · 2020-07-09 · $18

2019: $166

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Payments by company in 2019

Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Hips Product Portfolio	$119	1 payment Meals for Hips Product Portfolio · 2019-03-15 · $119
Terumo BCT	Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate System	$20	1 payment Meals for Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate System · 2019-02-21 · $20
Sanofi-Aventis U.S.	Synvisc-One	$16	1 payment Meals for Synvisc-One · 2019-08-26 · $16
Ethicon US	Mega Soft	$12	1 payment Meals for Mega Soft · 2019-03-19 · $12

Checkups this office reported

1 measures · 2023

Medicare asked this office to report how often certain checkups happened in 2023. This is not a grade for the doctor. A specialist’s patients may not need every screening.

Medicare’s overall office score: 19.8 / 100; Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

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Checkup rates this office reported to Medicare

Risk-standardized complication rate (RSCR) following elective primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and/or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)As Medicare defines this measure	0%	None

Professional record

NPI: 1477571834
Licence: CA G43156California G43156: Current · expires 2028-02-29
Trained: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1979 · 47 years ago
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: Yes
Medicaid ID: CA 00G431560
Taxonomy: Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
Mailing address: 931 Buena Vista St, Ste 505, Duarte, CA, 91010
NPI first listed: 2006-07-17
NPI last updated: 2010-01-05

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