Adam Joseph Murrietta, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Massachusetts General Hospital · Newton-Wellesley Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Murrietta’s office at (650) 723-4000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| 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 |
Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Mass General Brigham, which runs 15 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 85% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate: 1.51 (0.72 to 2.29) · 9,851 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 7.3 (5.25 to 9.36) · 5,808 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.614, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.716, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.57, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 3.8 (3.2 to 4.5) · 3,011 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies): 10.1 (8.6 to 11.9) · 10,145 cases, Jan 2022 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) · 3,940 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
- Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Mass General Brigham, which runs 15 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 79% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.67 (0.38 to 0.96), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.387, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 2,271 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Massachusetts General Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 6 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 5 better, 2 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.
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.51 (0.72 to 2.29) · 9,851 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.3 (5.25 to 9.36) · 5,808 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.614 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.716 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.57 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 3.8 (3.2 to 4.5) · 3,011 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.1 (8.6 to 11.9) · 10,145 cases | Better | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) · 3,940 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.51 (0 to 1.06) · 7,050 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.87 (0.74 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 190.21 (166.55 to 213.87) · 628 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.5 · 404 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 5.3 · 283 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 449 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.8 · 1,447 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.9 · 1,254 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 546 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 8,665 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.11 to 0.37) · 26,226 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.11 to 0.38) · 28,785 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.43 (3.42 to 5.45) · 10,723 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.34 (0.58 to 2.1) · 5,984 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.13 (2.55 to 5.7) · 5,957 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.36 to 2.57) · 2,526 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.25 to 0.8) · 25,523 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 206 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.024 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.681 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.317 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.5 · 615 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 1,580 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.5 · 620 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 1,711 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 23.1 · 1,288 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 1,303 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.6 (9.5 to 11.8) · 3,011 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.9 · 211 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 8.8 · 268 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.2 · 335 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (593 patients answered, 22% 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 | 72% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 65% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 78% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 44% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 85% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 52% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.67 (0.38 to 0.96) | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.387 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 2,271 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0 to 1.77) · 2,111 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 144.57 (88.9 to 200.25) · 62 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 179 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.9 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.1 · 1,073 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11.9 · 915 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.2 · 250 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2 · 4,630 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.31) · 12,256 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.31 (0.13 to 0.49) · 12,146 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.67 (0.84 to 4.5) · 2,407 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.41 (0 to 3) · 1,431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.21 (0.8 to 3.62) · 2,330 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.7 (0 to 11) · 1,382 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.12 (0.82 to 7.42) · 1,361 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0.13 to 3.03) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0 to 0.88) · 9,733 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 322 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.062 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.676 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.535 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.316 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.8 · 29 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 1,081 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.8 · 1,196 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 14.1 · 986 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 920 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.6 (3.1 to 6.6) · 235 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.9 (8.3 to 14.1) · 235 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.8 · 196 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.1 (9.8 to 14.9) · 4,203 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (644 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 44% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$12,906
Medicare paid this office $12,906 for 68 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 30 | $5,259 | $175 |
| Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | 23 | $4,043 | $176 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 36 | More than 80% of doctors who do this |
| Knee replacement | 54 | More than 81% of doctors who do this |
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
68 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 60% · Health risk score 0.97. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 72% · Depression 25% · Coronary heart disease 24% · Chronic kidney disease 21% · Cancer 21% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Heart failure 18%.
The office billed $138,467, Medicare allowed $16,199 and paid $12,906; for 69 services of 13 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.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$228
Pharmacies billed $228 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 33% of their Part D prescriptions (24 of 72) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 31%.
71 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $228 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.
| Oxycodone | 19 | $84 | $4 |
| Naproxen | 14 | $44 | $3 |
| Omeprazole | 11 | $18 | $2 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 72 | 33 | 33% (24) | None | $228 |
| 2023 | 41 | 31 | 54% (22) | 0% | $337 |
| 2022 | 52 | 37 | 50% (26) | None | $9,137 |
| 2021 | 25 | 14 | None | None | $3,676 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 17 | $98 | $6 |
2022: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 22 | $160 | $7 |
Money from drug and device companies
$6,495 in 2025
| 2025 | 4 | 18 | None | $6,495 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | None | $4,697 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | None | $151 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | None | $1,225 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Smith+Nephew | Journey II | $5,844 | 12 payments
|
| Stryker | Mako | $331 | 3 payments
|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Rosa | $289 | 2 payments
|
| MicroPort Orthopedics | Mpo Medial Pivot Knee | $30 | 1 payment
|
See all 18 published payments
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-10-06 | Rosa | $145 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-10-06 | Persona | $145 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-07-25 | Mako | $169 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-06-06 | K-15 Pork | $38 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-05-22 | Mako | $137 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-05-14 | Mako | $26 |
| Smith+Nephew | Travel · 2025-04-25 | Polarstem | $605 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-04-25 | Journey II | $140 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-04-24 | Journey II | $163 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-04-24 | Journey II | $195 |
| Smith+Nephew | Travel · 2025-04-23 | Polarstem | $249 |
| Smith+Nephew | Travel · 2025-04-23 | Journey II | $826 |
| Smith+Nephew | Travel · 2025-04-23 | Journey II | $69 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-03-09 | Redapt | $26 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-03-08 | Real Intelligence | $13 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-03-08 | Real Intelligence | $18 |
| MicroPort Orthopedics | Meals · 2025-01-24 | Mpo Medial Pivot Knee | $30 |
| Smith+Nephew | Grant · 2025-01-21 | None | $3,500 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2021)
2024: $4,697
| Smith+Nephew | Journey II | $3,553 | 2 payments
|
| Stryker | Na | $624 | 4 payments
|
| Orthalign | Orthalign Plus | $159 | 1 payment
|
| Davol | Arista Ah Flexitip | $144 | 1 payment
|
| Globus Medical | Corridor | $98 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Na | $85 | 1 payment
|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Rosa | $34 | 1 payment
|
2023: $151
| Kci USA | None | $133 | 2 payments
|
| Evolution Surgical | None | $18 | 1 payment
|
2021: $1,225
| Evolution Surgical | None | $1,225 | 2 payments
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1558823435
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XS0114X (207XS0114X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2019-04-01
- NPI last updated
- 2025-09-03
- NPI record certified
- 2025-09-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114