Gary Steven Fanton, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 10
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
10 plans · 2 carriers
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10 of 10 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence G45737 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1981 · expires 2028-09-30 · Medical College of Wisconsin.
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.
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$9,808
Medicare paid this office $9,808 for 80 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 52 | $4,380 | $55 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,695 | $85 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 17 | $1,654 | $97 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 24 | $1,262 | $41 |
Who their Medicare patients are
80 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 54% · Health risk score 0.92. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 48% · Coronary heart disease 14% · Atrial fibrillation 14%.
The office billed $37,719, Medicare allowed $13,799 and paid $9,808; for 162 services of 9 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 80 | 162 | 73 | 0.92 | $37,719 | $9,808 |
| 2023 | 89 | 190 | 73 | 0.81 | $35,347 | $12,200 |
| 2022 | 96 | 203 | 73 | 0.74 | $55,825 | $14,520 |
| 2021 | 105 | 245 | 74 | 0.74 | $136,446 | $26,112 |
| 2020 | 100 | 248 | 72 | 0.85 | $177,426 | $22,665 |
| 2019 | 97 | 208 | 72 | 0.77 | $125,051 | $17,673 |
| 2018 | 128 | 294 | 72 | 0.72 | $250,078 | $30,654 |
| 2017 | 136 | 348 | 72 | 0.78 | $287,247 | $35,376 |
| 2016 | 134 | 329 | 71 | 0.75 | $284,856 | $35,436 |
| 2015 | 146 | 354 | 71 | 0.71 | $303,895 | $40,196 |
| 2014 | 142 | 334 | 72 | 0.76 | $240,067 | $33,012 |
| 2013 | 145 | 344 | 72 | 0.62 | $351,314 | $39,908 |
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: 4 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 59 | $5,209 | $55 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,778 | $116 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 28 | $2,417 | $81 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 21 | $1,448 | $40 |
2022: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 51 | $5,432 | $85 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 38 | $3,105 | $53 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 17 | $1,753 | $103 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 22 | $1,294 | $33 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 18 | $999 | $55 |
2021: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 67 | $9,030 | $83 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 32 | $3,636 | $114 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 35 | $2,042 | $51 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 23 | $1,351 | $41 |
2020: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 77 | $5,712 | $44 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 30 | $2,071 | $69 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 36 | $1,943 | $39 |
2019: 4 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 62 | $3,922 | $41 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 28 | $1,435 | $36 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,188 | $59 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $994 | $71 |
2018: 5 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 86 | $5,889 | $42 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 35 | $2,152 | $61 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 34 | $1,932 | $40 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 12 | $1,853 | $154 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,328 | $66 |
2017: 7 services
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 12 | $11,596 | $966 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 90 | $6,556 | $41 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 13 | $3,511 | $270 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 45 | $2,484 | $40 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 40 | $2,410 | $60 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 14 | $2,172 | $155 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 27 | $1,965 | $68 |
2016: 6 services
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 12 | $11,678 | $973 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 94 | $6,724 | $43 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 46 | $2,675 | $41 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 44 | $2,586 | $59 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 16 | $2,488 | $156 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 12 | $805 | $67 |
2015: 6 services
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 11 | $10,650 | $968 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 97 | $7,160 | $42 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 16 | $2,495 | $156 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 34 | $2,021 | $59 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 36 | $1,943 | $41 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $869 | $48 |
2014: 4 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 110 | $7,926 | $43 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 51 | $3,256 | $64 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 34 | $2,040 | $42 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 12 | $1,869 | $156 |
2013: 7 services
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 12 | $11,684 | $974 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 102 | $6,861 | $42 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 12 | $5,135 | $428 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 64 | $3,553 | $56 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 11 | $3,302 | $300 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 17 | $2,594 | $153 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 30 | $1,532 | $38 |
Money from drug and device companies
$154 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $154 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | None | $452 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | None | $190 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
entrotech life sciences inc.
$99,999
Held by this doctor · 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 · Held 39,862 Series B Shares of Company Which Were Purchased in 2015
Published ownership or investment in a drug or device company. This is not proof that care is biased.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Arthrex | None | $154 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Arthrex | Meals · 2023-03-09 | None | $154 |
See earlier years (2020, 2019)
2020: $452
| Evolution Surgical | None | $452 | 2 payments
|
2019: $190
| Arthrex | None | $140 | 1 payment
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| DePuy Synthes Sales | Dynacord | $27 | 1 payment
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| Djo | None | $23 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1558410498
- Licence
- CA G45737California G45737: Current · expires 2028-09-30
- Trained
- Medical College of Wisconsin, 1977
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207XX0005X (207XX0005X); Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2007-01-09
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-27
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-27
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1000 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304