Matthew K Lee, MD | UniHealth

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1 location · Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation · 1,684 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A116546 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2028-09-30 · Boston University School of Medicine.

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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.

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Cedars Sinai Health System, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 7.77 (6.11 to 9.44) · 6,132 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.8 (11.2 to 14.7) · 1,174 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 134.15 (109.33 to 158.98) · 557 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.386, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.661, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.628, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.503, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 3.8 (3 to 4.8) · 1,174 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) · 2,580 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

See every measure and the patient survey for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 7 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 5 the same, 3 worse of 11 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 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	7.77 (6.11 to 9.44) · 6,132 cases	Worse	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	12.8 (11.2 to 14.7) · 1,174 cases	Worse	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	134.15 (109.33 to 158.98) · 557 cases	Better	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.386	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.661	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.628	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.503	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	3.8 (3 to 4.8) · 1,174 cases	Better	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) · 2,580 cases	Better	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	0.66 (0.06 to 1.25) · 8,257 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	1.06 (0.92 to 1.2)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	1.7 · 223 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	5.9 · 191 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	8.3 · 409 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	5.5 · 1,544 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	9.5 · 1,742 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	11.6 · 549 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	2.3 · 9,504 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.14 (0 to 0.28) · 29,170 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.19 (0.05 to 0.32) · 31,661 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	4.1 (3.06 to 5.14) · 11,199 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	1.38 (0.47 to 2.29) · 6,024 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.05 (1.24 to 2.86) · 10,075 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	8.2 (5.76 to 10.65) · 6,012 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	1.91 (0.72 to 3.11) · 2,803 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.75 (0.47 to 1.03) · 27,865 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	3.1 · 472 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections	1.437	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	1.168	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	13.9 · 492 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	19 · 1,750 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	8.9 · 498 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	-5.8 · 1,908 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	27.7 · 1,850 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	16.5 · 1,572 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	4.7 · 449 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	10 · 172 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	20.1 · 240 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	13.9 (11.1 to 17.5) · 1,197 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,081 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cleanliness	3
Nurse communication	3
Doctor communication	3
Communication about medicines	2
Discharge information	3
Overall hospital rating	4
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	4

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Room was "always" clean	68%
Nurses "always" communicated well	77%
Doctors "always" communicated well	77%
Staff "always" explained	57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	73%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	75%
Staff "always" explained new medications	72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	84%
"Always" quiet at night	51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	87%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$45,440

Medicare paid this office $45,440 for 98 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Return visit (30+ min)	41	$5,278	$103
New patient visit (45+ min)	25	$3,341	$134
Short return visit (20+ min)	26	$2,292	$72
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	13	$2,079	$160

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision	1-10	None
Skin biopsy	1-10	None

Who their Medicare patients are

98 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 62% · Also on Medicaid 30% · Health risk score 1.53. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 1.19.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 62% · Coronary heart disease 41% · Depression 32% · Diabetes 29% · Heart failure 21% · COPD 21% · Chronic kidney disease 16% · Cancer 16% · Atrial fibrillation 15%.

The office billed $242,092, Medicare allowed $58,238 and paid $45,440; for 823 services of 38 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.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	98	823	72	1.53	$242,092	$45,440
2023	98	773	74	1.39	$182,844	$42,436
2022	152	1,111	74	1.52	$245,143	$50,243
2021	195	988	73	1.23	$197,593	$45,177
2020	182	332	72	1.69	$139,643	$33,792
2019	268	547	73	1.61	$254,823	$59,891
2018	316	575	73	1.59	$229,710	$54,356
2017	337	582	73	1.74	$228,531	$54,317
2016	48	77	73	1.08	$20,524	$5,293
2015	24	34	65	0.99	$20,650	$3,832
2014	12	14	65	0.97	$9,886	$1,840

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: 5 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Return visit (30+ min)	45	$5,679	$109
Short return visit (20+ min)	31	$2,692	$73
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	16	$2,625	$164
New patient visit (45+ min)	18	$2,315	$129
New patient visit (30+ min)	16	$1,387	$87

2022: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Return visit (30+ min)	61	$6,733	$100
Short return visit (20+ min)	46	$4,729	$74
New patient visit (45+ min)	31	$4,021	$130
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	24	$2,665	$103
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	14	$2,230	$149
New patient visit (30+ min)	24	$1,930	$80
Removal of impacted ear wax	16	$610	$32

2021: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Return visit (30+ min)	73	$9,147	$103
New patient visit (45+ min)	52	$7,183	$138
Short return visit (20+ min)	43	$3,819	$72
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	28	$3,207	$100
New patient visit (30+ min)	39	$3,198	$82
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	12	$2,608	$186
Removal of impacted ear wax	17	$771	$35
Exam of ear using a microscope	12	$333	$24

2020: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Return visit (30+ min)	64	$6,976	$89
New patient visit (45+ min)	34	$4,857	$143
New patient visit (30+ min)	49	$4,338	$89
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	31	$3,195	$100
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	16	$2,603	$153
Short return visit (20+ min)	34	$2,287	$60

2019: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Return visit (30+ min)	115	$13,072	$89
New patient visit (45+ min)	83	$10,958	$132
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	51	$5,736	$102
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	33	$5,681	$172
New patient visit (30+ min)	47	$4,145	$88
Short return visit (20+ min)	48	$3,541	$61
Complex control of nose bleed	11	$2,061	$187

2018: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Return visit (30+ min)	112	$11,833	$83
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	42	$8,669	$184
New patient visit (30+ min)	102	$8,455	$83
New patient visit (45+ min)	60	$7,946	$132
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	53	$5,047	$93
Short return visit (20+ min)	53	$4,226	$60
Removal of impacted ear wax	14	$540	$36

2017: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

New patient visit (30+ min)	178	$15,538	$87
Return visit (30+ min)	91	$9,158	$88
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope	39	$6,891	$177
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	41	$3,895	$89
New patient visit (45+ min)	23	$3,071	$134
Short return visit (20+ min)	51	$3,003	$57
Removal of impacted ear wax	37	$1,385	$36
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes	15	$1,249	$83
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	14	$862	$57

2016: 3 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

Short return visit (20+ min)	21	$1,580	$63
New patient visit (30+ min)	17	$1,521	$89
Removal of impacted ear wax	19	$820	$43

2015: 1 service

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

New patient visit (30+ min)	14	$804	$57

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$742

Pharmacies billed $742 in 2024.

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

39 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $742 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.

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Largest Part D drug costs

Azelastine	11	$377	$34
Fluticasone Propionate	11	$106	$10

Year by year

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	39	19	None	0%	$742
2023	71	34	None	None	$2,096
2022	118	55	None	None	$3,688
2021	153	82	None	None	$5,563
2020	179	85	None	None	$4,128
2019	259	121	6% (15)	None	$6,735
2018	281	133	5% (15)	None	$6,605
2017	325	141	None	None	$7,648
2016	504	182	None	10%	$17,433
2015	198	100	10% (20)	8%	$5,537
2014	78	41	39% (30)	None	$941
2013	74	45	47% (35)	None	$1,468

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

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2023: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2023

Fluticasone Propionate	28	$646	$23
Azelastine	19	$534	$28

2022: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2022

Azelastine	18	$1,072	$60
Fluticasone Propionate	48	$921	$19

2021: 3 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2021

Azelastine	20	$1,324	$66
Fluticasone Propionate	33	$601	$18
Omeprazole	16	$179	$11

2020: 3 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2020

Fluticasone Propionate	48	$830	$17
Azelastine	15	$646	$43
Omeprazole	25	$207	$8

2019: 8 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2019

Azelastine	21	$1,322	$63
Fluticasone Propionate	89	$1,254	$14
Ipratropium	14	$413	$30
Triamcinolone Acetonide	14	$342	$24
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	11	$147	$13
Omeprazole	17	$125	$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	14	$74	$5
Cephalexin	11	$51	$5

2018: 7 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2018

Fluticasone Propionate	102	$1,278	$13
Azelastine	28	$764	$27
Triamcinolone Acetonide	15	$663	$44
Ipratropium	11	$458	$42
Omeprazole	18	$134	$7
Methylprednisolone	13	$117	$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	12	$58	$5

2017: 5 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2017

Fluticasone Propionate	155	$2,077	$13
Azelastine	15	$532	$35
Ipratropium	14	$493	$35
Omeprazole	33	$442	$13
Meclizine	17	$106	$6

2016: 7 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2016

Ciprodex	34	$6,377	$188
Fluticasone Propionate	234	$2,649	$11
Triamcinolone Acetonide	13	$717	$55
Omeprazole	78	$639	$8
Nystatin	11	$333	$30
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	18	$232	$13
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	11	$114	$10

2015: 6 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2015

Ciprodex	14	$2,510	$179
Fluticasone Propionate	61	$824	$14
Omeprazole	31	$301	$10
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	11	$129	$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	12	$79	$7
Cephalexin	18	$70	$4

2014: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2014

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	20	$191	$10
Cephalexin	19	$100	$5

2013: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2013

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	21	$203	$10
Cephalexin	16	$116	$7

Money from drug and device companies

$496 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	5	6	None	$496
2024	7	13	None	$957
2023	2	4	None	$300
2022	3	6	None	$611
2021	3	4	None	$221
2020	2	3	None	$108
2019	1	1	None	$52

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

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

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Payments by company

Medtronic	None	$155	1 payment Meals · 2025-10-11 · $155
Abbvie	Botox	$150	1 payment Meals for Botox · 2025-03-18 · $150
Stryker	Xpress Loprofile	$140	2 payments Meals for Xpress Loprofile · 2025-09-18 · $96 Meals for Xpress Loprofile · 2025-09-15 · $44
KLS-Martin L.P.	None	$29	1 payment Meals · 2025-11-26 · $29
Integra LifeSciences	Acclarent Aera	$22	1 payment Meals for Acclarent Aera · 2025-06-13 · $22

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Every published payment

KLS-Martin L.P.	Meals · 2025-11-26	None	$29
Medtronic	Meals · 2025-10-11	None	$155
Stryker	Meals · 2025-09-18	Xpress Loprofile	$96
Stryker	Meals · 2025-09-15	Xpress Loprofile	$44
Integra LifeSciences	Meals · 2025-06-13	Acclarent Aera	$22
Abbvie	Meals · 2025-03-18	Botox	$150

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2024: $957

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Payments by company in 2024

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$284	2 payments Meals for Vivaer Stylus · 2024-09-30 · $161 Meals for Vivaer Stylus · 2024-05-15 · $122
Inspire Medical Systems	Inspire	$195	2 payments Meals for Inspire · 2024-09-28 · $162 Meals for Inspire · 2024-05-21 · $33
Stryker	Scopis Ent	$189	3 payments Meals for Scopis Ent · 2024-04-12 · $16 Meals for Xpress Loprofile · 2024-04-11 · $71 Meals for Scopis Ent · 2024-04-08 · $102
Integra LifeSciences	Integra	$135	2 payments Meals for Integra · 2024-06-05 · $87 Meals for Integra · 2024-05-06 · $48
3-D Matrix	None	$73	1 payment Meals · 2024-09-29 · $73
KLS-Martin L.P.	None	$53	2 payments Meals · 2024-08-03 · $38 Meals · 2024-08-03 · $15
GlaxoSmithKline	Nucala	$28	1 payment Meals for Nucala · 2024-09-11 · $28

2023: $300

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Payments by company in 2023

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$274	3 payments Meals for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-11-14 · $137 Meals for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-10-02 · $91 Meals for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-10-02 · $46
Integra LifeSciences	Integra	$26	1 payment Meals for Integra · 2023-08-08 · $26

2022: $611

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Payments by company in 2022

Aerin Medical	None	$463	3 payments Meals · 2022-10-20 · $215 Meals · 2022-09-12 · $106 Meals · 2022-06-23 · $141
Acclarent	Trudi Nav Cable	$124	2 payments Meals for Trudi Nav Cable · 2022-10-18 · $99 Meals for Relieva Spinplus · 2022-09-13 · $25
Integra LifeSciences	Integra	$25	1 payment Meals for Integra · 2022-08-17 · $25

2021: $221

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Payments by company in 2021

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$152	1 payment Meals for Vivaer Stylus · 2021-12-07 · $152
Integra LifeSciences	Amnioexcel	$46	2 payments Meals for Amnioexcel · 2021-09-07 · $25 Meals for Integra Meshed Bilayer Wound Matrix · 2021-08-08 · $21
Optinose US	Xhance	$23	1 payment Meals for Xhance · 2021-02-10 · $23

2020: $108

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Payments by company in 2020

Stryker	Entellus - Fiagon Sinus Navigation System	$63	1 payment Meals for Entellus - Fiagon Sinus Navigation System · 2020-07-02 · $63
OptiNose US	Xhance	$45	2 payments Meals for Xhance · 2020-11-17 · $23 Meals for Xhance · 2020-01-29 · $22

2019: $52

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Payments by company in 2019

Stryker	Entellus - Fiagon Sinus Navigation System	$52	1 payment Meals for Entellus - Fiagon Sinus Navigation System · 2019-10-23 · $52

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score: 85.7 / 100; Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI: 1588954937
Licence: CA A116546California A116546: Current · expires 2028-09-30
Trained: Boston University School of Medicine, 2009
Group: Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Video visits: Lists video visits
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Otolaryngology (207Y00000X)
Mailing address: 5525 Etiwanda Ave, Ste 312, Tarzana, CA, 91356
NPI first listed: 2011-04-19
NPI last updated: 2015-04-27

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