Marc M Zare, MD
General Surgery · Los Gatos
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 30
- 7 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location
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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health · Good Samaritan Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
30 plans · 7 carriers
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Zare’s office at (408) 358-1855 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
30 of 30 plans
| Alignment Health Advantage PPO (PPO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Prime (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Astiva Health C-SNP WOW - NorCal (HMO C-SNP) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Premier Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Savings Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Blue Shield Inspire (HMO) | Blue Shield of California | Listed | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed, may be out of date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN 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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.337, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| 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) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Good Samaritan Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.337 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.75 (0 to 1.67) · 1,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.84 (0.54 to 1.14) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 143.59 (98.7 to 188.49) · 98 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.7 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 270 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 573 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 820 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 482 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 3,711 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.12 (0 to 0.3) · 8,866 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.01 to 0.38) · 9,051 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.65 (0.74 to 4.56) · 1,929 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.8 (0.21 to 3.39) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.33 (0.88 to 3.78) · 1,836 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.73 (0 to 13.46) · 669 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.58 (3.96 to 11.19) · 654 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0.13 to 3.04) · 496 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0 to 0.87) · 7,373 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 152 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.08 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.542 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.484 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.565 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.8 · 327 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 24.2 · 703 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 61.1 · 289 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.3 · 665 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 25.4 · 856 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 978 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.3 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.3 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 135 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.8 (10.1 to 18.6) · 129 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 531 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (704 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained | 54% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 83% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 38% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 40% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$53,795
Medicare paid this office $53,795 for 143 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 74 | $10,818 | $146 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 24 | $10,006 | $417 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 26 | $3,270 | $102 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 36 | $3,179 | $74 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,637 | $102 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hernia repair - groin (open) | 1-10 | None |
| Hernia repair (minimally invasive) | 45 | More than 98% of doctors who do this |
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 20 | More than 50% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
143 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 43% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 0.94. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 69% · Coronary heart disease 29% · Diabetes 24% · Depression 16% · Atrial fibrillation 15% · Cancer 14% · Chronic kidney disease 13% · Heart failure 11% · Stroke 9% · COPD 8%.
The office billed $294,191, Medicare allowed $70,182 and paid $53,795; for 245 services of 30 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 | 143 | 245 | 74 | 0.94 | $294,191 | $53,795 |
| 2023 | 169 | 301 | 74 | 1.02 | $385,922 | $84,284 |
| 2022 | 166 | 278 | 74 | 1.00 | $334,285 | $74,577 |
| 2021 | 143 | 235 | 73 | 0.90 | $292,563 | $67,420 |
| 2020 | 160 | 272 | 73 | 1.06 | $314,419 | $69,324 |
| 2019 | 178 | 325 | 72 | 1.01 | $351,596 | $79,523 |
| 2018 | 174 | 312 | 73 | 1.24 | $418,183 | $91,418 |
| 2017 | 164 | 295 | 72 | 1.17 | $394,313 | $88,129 |
| 2016 | 135 | 289 | 72 | 1.08 | $370,133 | $88,532 |
| 2015 | 109 | 234 | 72 | 1.41 | $255,370 | $62,657 |
| 2014 | 115 | 207 | 71 | 1.07 | $210,469 | $53,054 |
| 2013 | 119 | 222 | 74 | 1.09 | $243,748 | $65,938 |
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: 6 services
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 32 | $13,875 | $434 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 89 | $12,252 | $138 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 31 | $4,062 | $110 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 35 | $3,630 | $84 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 12 | $2,542 | $212 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 21 | $2,060 | $98 |
2022: 7 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 89 | $13,318 | $150 |
| Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia | 15 | $10,792 | $635 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 25 | $10,611 | $424 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 33 | $4,155 | $119 |
| Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia | 14 | $3,488 | $233 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 27 | $2,183 | $68 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $773 | $70 |
2021: 7 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | 11 | $17,223 | $1,566 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 74 | $10,693 | $144 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 19 | $8,106 | $427 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 16 | $3,081 | $193 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 22 | $2,834 | $109 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 25 | $1,894 | $65 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,216 | $81 |
2020: 6 services
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 24 | $9,859 | $411 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 77 | $9,850 | $128 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 14 | $2,725 | $195 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 25 | $2,345 | $76 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 28 | $1,572 | $49 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,238 | $83 |
2019: 5 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 80 | $11,659 | $146 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 23 | $10,478 | $456 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 49 | $4,338 | $59 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 32 | $3,224 | $95 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 33 | $2,817 | $85 |
2018: 6 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 65 | $8,953 | $138 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 23 | $8,626 | $375 |
| Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | 11 | $6,271 | $570 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 38 | $3,936 | $87 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 42 | $3,539 | $84 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 30 | $2,012 | $59 |
2017: 7 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | 16 | $23,893 | $1,493 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 19 | $7,410 | $390 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 42 | $6,084 | $145 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 58 | $4,959 | $86 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 45 | $3,122 | $61 |
| Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia | 11 | $2,513 | $228 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 26 | $2,330 | $86 |
2016: 7 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | 11 | $16,207 | $1,473 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 67 | $6,113 | $91 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 11 | $4,381 | $398 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 23 | $3,157 | $137 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 30 | $2,463 | $63 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,944 | $88 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 12 | $1,667 | $119 |
2015: 5 services
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 18 | $7,812 | $434 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 45 | $3,712 | $82 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 21 | $3,161 | $151 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 26 | $1,685 | $58 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,504 | $100 |
2014: 3 services
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 16 | $7,045 | $440 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 51 | $4,453 | $87 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 30 | $2,288 | $64 |
2013: 7 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | 11 | $16,260 | $1,478 |
| Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | 19 | $8,462 | $445 |
| Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | 15 | $8,394 | $560 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 56 | $5,250 | $94 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 18 | $2,651 | $147 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $1,321 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 12 | $575 | $34 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$2,923
Pharmacies billed $2,923 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 40% of their Part D prescriptions (70 of 174) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 34%.
174 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $2,923 in drug cost · 14 antibiotic prescriptions.
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.
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 60 | $354 | $5 |
| Ondansetron | 58 | $232 | $4 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 174 | 69 | 40% (70) | 0% | $2,923 |
| 2023 | 193 | 82 | 45% (86) | None | $4,597 |
| 2022 | 139 | 77 | 58% (80) | None | $4,703 |
| 2021 | 84 | 51 | 56% (47) | None | $2,783 |
| 2020 | 99 | 65 | 66% (65) | None | $3,824 |
| 2019 | 86 | 50 | 55% (47) | None | $3,206 |
| 2018 | 114 | 71 | 56% (64) | None | $5,909 |
| 2017 | 105 | 63 | 54% (57) | None | $6,712 |
| 2016 | 77 | 46 | 60% (46) | None | $6,635 |
| 2015 | 82 | 53 | 55% (45) | None | $3,650 |
| 2014 | 50 | 40 | 76% (38) | None | $3,986 |
| 2013 | 65 | 47 | 69% (45) | None | $1,126 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 80 | $410 | $5 |
| Ondansetron | 69 | $316 | $5 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 11 | $46 | $4 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 75 | $368 | $5 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 13 | $95 | $7 |
2021: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 41 | $177 | $4 |
2020: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 63 | $257 | $4 |
2019: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 47 | $248 | $5 |
2018: 2 drugs
| Ursodiol | 21 | $4,027 | $192 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 63 | $789 | $13 |
2017: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 46 | $1,063 | $23 |
2016: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 31 | $1,049 | $34 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $231 | $15 |
2015: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 31 | $575 | $19 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 14 | $200 | $14 |
| Metronidazole | 11 | $31 | $3 |
2014: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 26 | $619 | $24 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $147 | $13 |
2013: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 26 | $479 | $18 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $98 | $8 |
Money from drug and device companies
$254 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | None | $254 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $25 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $23 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | None | $186 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Medtronic | Signia | $254 | 4 payments
|
See all 4 published payments
| Medtronic | Meals · 2024-04-02 | Signia | $157 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2024-04-02 | Signia | $26 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2024-04-02 | Signia | $4 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2024-03-14 | Signia | $67 |
See earlier years (2023, 2021, 2019)
2023: $25
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $25 | 1 payment
|
2021: $23
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $23 | 1 payment
|
2019: $186
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises | Ofirmev | $121 | 1 payment
|
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $53 | 2 payments
|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $12 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1639286214
- Licence
- MA 222267
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Surgery (208600000X)
- Mailing address
- 15965 Los Gatos Blvd Ste 201, Los Gatos, CA, 95032
- NPI first listed
- 2006-08-23
- NPI last updated
- 2022-07-21
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.