Michael Patrick Kelly, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Stanford
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- Clear
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- Offices
- 5
Offices
5 locations · Stanford Health Care · Rady Children'S Hospital San Diego
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Hospitals listed: UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A100116 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2021 · expires 2027-09-30 · University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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.
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 105.39 (74.34 to 136.44) · 381 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.597, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.618, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.375, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.376, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 6 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 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.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 105.39 (74.34 to 136.44) · 381 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.597 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.618 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.375 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.376 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.83 (0.11 to 1.54) · 3,862 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.84 to 1.2) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.4 · 130 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.2 · 116 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.8 · 510 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11 · 696 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 435 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 5,739 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.32) · 12,387 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.44) · 13,596 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.59 (3.24 to 5.94) · 4,389 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 2,419 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.26 (1.23 to 3.29) · 4,116 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.93 (6.61 to 13.25) · 2,232 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.31 (5.24 to 9.38) · 2,410 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.32 (1.07 to 3.56) · 1,286 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.38 (0.02 to 0.75) · 11,838 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 181 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.716 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.672 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.5 · 302 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 891 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 216 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 5.9 · 620 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 12 · 731 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.7 · 946 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.9 (4.8 to 7) · 1,507 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.3 (10.7 to 14) · 1,507 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 7.1 · 191 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.7 · 177 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 204 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.4 (8.5 to 13) · 4,116 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1) · 2,130 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,680 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 49% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
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) | 1-10 | None |
| Spinal fusion | 1-10 | None |
Year by year
| 2021 | 165 | 558 | 69 | 1.43 | $1,440,664 | $179,423 |
| 2020 | 206 | 812 | 69 | 1.34 | $2,023,618 | $271,563 |
| 2019 | 228 | 927 | 69 | 1.46 | $2,314,439 | $316,025 |
| 2018 | 243 | 812 | 67 | 1.49 | $1,949,766 | $269,358 |
| 2017 | 246 | 745 | 67 | 1.42 | $1,652,058 | $233,143 |
| 2016 | 240 | 763 | 66 | 1.39 | $1,672,745 | $233,817 |
| 2015 | 245 | 987 | 66 | 1.30 | $2,357,606 | $337,654 |
| 2014 | 197 | 858 | 67 | 1.32 | $2,004,725 | $286,524 |
| 2013 | 175 | 512 | 67 | 1.46 | $1,037,582 | $146,691 |
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
2021: 10 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 23 | $41,669 | $313 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 13 | $8,785 | $549 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 13 | $8,193 | $630 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 15 | $7,426 | $495 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 15 | $5,216 | $326 |
| Short return visit | 102 | $4,487 | $38 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 14 | $4,079 | $291 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 37 | $2,408 | $60 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 23 | $1,877 | $82 |
| Graft of donor bone to spine | 18 | $1,704 | $90 |
2020: 11 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 33 | $62,313 | $318 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 21 | $24,733 | $1,075 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 16 | $10,364 | $648 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 17 | $9,406 | $523 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 15 | $8,828 | $589 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 22 | $7,484 | $340 |
| Short return visit | 152 | $6,720 | $31 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 11 | $6,291 | $572 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 19 | $5,483 | $289 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 39 | $4,465 | $114 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 14 | $3,724 | $207 |
2019: 14 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 42 | $76,946 | $327 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 19 | $21,934 | $1,154 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 18 | $12,318 | $684 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 20 | $12,106 | $550 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 27 | $9,543 | $341 |
| Short return visit | 163 | $8,174 | $33 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 12 | $8,036 | $670 |
| Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach | 12 | $7,981 | $614 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 12 | $7,680 | $640 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 21 | $6,315 | $301 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 48 | $5,683 | $118 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 16 | $3,680 | $216 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 12 | $3,184 | $177 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $950 | $86 |
2018: 14 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 40 | $54,110 | $311 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 20 | $23,060 | $1,153 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 12 | $18,139 | $1,512 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 22 | $14,125 | $589 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 22 | $13,820 | $628 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 14 | $9,671 | $691 |
| Fusion of spine in upper back | 15 | $7,790 | $519 |
| Short return visit | 165 | $7,662 | $32 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 11 | $7,393 | $672 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 23 | $7,313 | $318 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 20 | $5,664 | $283 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 43 | $5,142 | $120 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 16 | $3,893 | $205 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 20 | $1,076 | $54 |
2017: 11 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 37 | $57,475 | $321 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 17 | $19,928 | $1,172 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 15 | $10,038 | $669 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 18 | $9,820 | $546 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 14 | $8,758 | $626 |
| Short return visit | 177 | $6,958 | $29 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 52 | $5,870 | $113 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 17 | $5,295 | $294 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 14 | $4,763 | $340 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 11 | $2,599 | $173 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $682 | $57 |
2016: 9 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 27 | $56,533 | $319 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 19 | $13,140 | $692 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 66 | $7,913 | $120 |
| Short return visit | 174 | $7,297 | $28 |
| Fusion of spine in upper back | 11 | $6,774 | $564 |
| Insertion of spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization | 15 | $4,992 | $333 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 13 | $4,059 | $312 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 13 | $3,801 | $292 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 21 | $1,157 | $55 |
2015: 15 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 43 | $86,839 | $322 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 26 | $38,604 | $1,485 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 12 | $14,135 | $1,178 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 24 | $14,094 | $564 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 13 or more spine bone segments | 16 | $12,891 | $806 |
| Insertion of spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization | 29 | $10,689 | $334 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 17 | $10,635 | $626 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 14 | $10,150 | $725 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 30 | $8,821 | $294 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 13 | $8,692 | $669 |
| Short return visit | 182 | $8,617 | $31 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 69 | $8,425 | $122 |
| Fusion of spine in upper back | 11 | $6,641 | $604 |
| Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | 11 | $5,926 | $296 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 12 | $3,936 | $328 |
2014: 11 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 37 | $74,241 | $315 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 22 | $30,480 | $1,385 |
| Insertion of spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization | 24 | $12,160 | $329 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 89 | $10,678 | $120 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 13 or more spine bone segments | 13 | $10,206 | $785 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 15 | $9,211 | $614 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 17 | $7,703 | $453 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 12 | $7,182 | $599 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 11 | $6,749 | $614 |
| Short return visit | 121 | $6,380 | $31 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 21 | $6,034 | $287 |
2013: 5 services
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 24 | $31,485 | $258 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 109 | $13,659 | $125 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 14 | $8,420 | $601 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 11 | $7,051 | $641 |
| Short return visit | 82 | $3,719 | $33 |
Medicaid work
$62,544 in 2024
Medicaid paid $62,544 for 1,117 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 41 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.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 231 | $18,653 |
| Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views | 268 | $17,420 |
| Service | 343 | $11,696 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 138 | $7,240 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 125 | $7,101 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $433 |
| 2024 | 1,117 | 6 | 41 | $62,544 |
| 2023 | 907 | 6 | 35 | $44,500 |
| 2022 | 480 | 5 | 34 | $19,428 |
| 2021 | 56 | 2 | 22 | $2,709 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views | 185 | $12,149 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 246 | $11,644 |
| Service | 311 | $10,588 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 59 | $3,991 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 68 | $3,588 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 38 | $2,539 |
2022
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 215 | $7,930 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 88 | $4,405 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 78 | $2,762 |
| Service | 73 | $2,489 |
| Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views | 26 | $1,842 |
2021
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 41 | $1,626 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,083 |
Money from drug and device companies
$4,155 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | $4,000 | $4,155 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $28 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Alphatec Spine | Arsenal Deformity | $4,000 | 1 payment
|
| Medtronic | Stealthstation S8 Platform | $155 | 3 payments
|
See all 4 published payments
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-12-12 | None | $12 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-12-12 | Stealthstation S8 Platform | $62 |
| Alphatec Spine | Consulting · 2025-03-13 | Arsenal Deformity | $4,000 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-03-04 | None | $82 |
See earlier years (2022)
2022: $28
| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $28 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1508997420
- Licence
- CA A100116, MO 2010008619California A100116: Current · expires 2027-09-30
- Trained
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2005
- Group
- Stanford Health Care · Rady Children'S Hospital San Diego
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- MO 205620107
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XS0117X (207XS0117X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2007-03-09
- NPI last updated
- 2026-03-16
- NPI record certified
- 2026-03-16
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103 · 3030 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA, 92123
This office lists an electronic records connection.