Vafi Salmasi, MD | UniHealth

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4 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

9 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician

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

California Medical Board record

Licence A141155 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2027-09-30 · Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

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 it
Overall 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.

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Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care

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)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care

Cleanliness	4
Nurse communication	4
Doctor communication	4
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	4
Overall hospital rating	4
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	5

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care

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

$29,871

Medicare paid this office $29,871 for 158 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Long return visit (40+ min)	30	$5,836	$139
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	27	$2,902	$107
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	15	$2,150	$86
Return visit (30+ min)	16	$1,939	$114
New patient visit (60+ min)	11	$1,816	$165

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Long return visit (40+ min)	30	$5,836	$139
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	27	$2,902	$107
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	15	$2,150	$86
Return visit (30+ min)	16	$1,939	$114
New patient visit (60+ min)	11	$1,816	$165
Chronic pain management and treatment, monthly bundle including, diagnosis; assessment and monitoring; administration of a validated pain rating scale or tool; the development, implementation, revision, and/or maintenance of a person-centered care plan tha	21	$1,532	$57
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	12	$1,379	$106
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	12	$1,339	$70
Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes	29	$1,086	$27
Each additional 15 minutes of chronic pain management and treatment by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month. (list separately in addition to code for g3002. when using g3003, 15 minutes must be met or exceeded.)	11	$251	$23
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	16	$178	$10

Who their Medicare patients are

158 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 19% · 85 and older 10% · Women 65% · Also on Medicaid 28% · Health risk score 1.65. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 73% · Depression 34% · Diabetes 29% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Coronary heart disease 22% · COPD 16% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Cancer 15% · Heart failure 14% · Stroke 8% · Dementia 7%.

The office billed $455,462, Medicare allowed $40,809 and paid $29,871; for 353 services of 43 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	158	353	71	1.65	$455,462	$29,871
2023	315	694	69	1.94	$588,035	$64,467
2022	422	957	69	1.69	$923,319	$86,817
2021	452	1,064	69	1.75	$896,628	$87,859
2020	236	505	68	1.77	$486,278	$40,313
2019	415	834	69	1.62	$444,197	$65,345
2018	272	506	68	1.52	$296,452	$32,842
2017	68	105	67	1.32	$41,692	$7,558

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: 11 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	112	$14,024	$119
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	100	$11,601	$73
Long return visit (40+ min)	41	$7,661	$128
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	21	$5,924	$110
Return visit (30+ min)	28	$2,610	$84
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration	24	$1,979	$55
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	11	$1,975	$152
Chronic pain management and treatment, monthly bundle including, diagnosis; assessment and monitoring; administration of a validated pain rating scale or tool; the development, implementation, revision, and/or maintenance of a person-centered care plan tha	13	$1,006	$67
Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes	13	$355	$21
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	29	$136	$5
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	14	$66	$5

2022: 11 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	126	$15,987	$122
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	152	$15,025	$65
Long return visit (40+ min)	62	$11,394	$113
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	14	$3,633	$93
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration	36	$3,560	$56
New patient visit (60+ min)	21	$3,169	$151
Return visit (30+ min)	29	$3,142	$81
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	16	$482	$28
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	11	$371	$27
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	44	$213	$5
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	17	$101	$5

2021: 16 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	162	$16,929	$66
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	120	$15,567	$126
Long return visit (40+ min)	42	$9,734	$120
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	34	$5,632	$95
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration	35	$3,868	$57
Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	15	$3,222	$201
New patient visit (60+ min)	22	$3,118	$142
Return visit (30+ min)	28	$2,993	$86
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	13	$2,776	$185
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	37	$1,372	$27
Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	14	$1,290	$92
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	26	$1,180	$37
Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint	14	$987	$58
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or	11	$557	$29
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	40	$418	$10
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	14	$206	$11

2020: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	58	$8,152	$127
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	67	$6,236	$68
Return visit (30+ min)	40	$3,987	$66
New patient visit (60+ min)	15	$2,161	$144
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration	15	$1,564	$58
Short return visit (20+ min)	13	$716	$45
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	23	$644	$28
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	36	$403	$10

2019: 13 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	143	$14,506	$65
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	107	$14,024	$122
Return visit (30+ min)	58	$5,316	$64
New patient visit (60+ min)	32	$4,511	$141
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration	28	$3,689	$57
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	17	$3,075	$181
Long return visit (40+ min)	19	$1,575	$83
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	40	$1,115	$27
Short return visit (20+ min)	15	$894	$45
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	20	$801	$35
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch	11	$510	$39
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	28	$343	$12
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	11	$131	$11

2018: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	57	$5,230	$65
New patient visit (60+ min)	34	$4,392	$129
Return visit (30+ min)	54	$3,829	$58
Long return visit (40+ min)	21	$1,915	$91
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	52	$1,533	$29
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles	27	$1,132	$38
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch	20	$977	$47
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	42	$526	$11

2017: 2 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

New patient visit (60+ min)	14	$2,094	$150
Return visit (30+ min)	21	$1,824	$70

Medicaid work

$743 in 2024

Medicaid paid $743 for 27 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 12 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.

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Largest Medicaid services in 2024

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES	27	$743

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Medicaid work by year

2024	27	1	12	$743
2023	84	1	16	$3,003
2022	33	2	15	$1,393
2021	128	1	15	$3,646
2020	17	1	16	$860
2019	46	1	17	$789
2018	25	2	12	$723

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2023

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Largest Medicaid services in 2023

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	84	$3,003

2022

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Largest Medicaid services in 2022

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	21	$916
Long return visit (40+ min)	12	$477

2021

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Largest Medicaid services in 2021

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	128	$3,646

2020

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Largest Medicaid services in 2020

1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES	17	$860

2019

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Largest Medicaid services in 2019

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	46	$789

2018

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Largest Medicaid services in 2018

Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar "fascia")	13	$431
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device), imaging supervision and interpretation	12	$292

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$19,134

Pharmacies billed $19,134 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 22% of their Part D prescriptions (60 of 269) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 0%. Long-acting opioids: 52% of their opioid prescriptions.

264 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $19,134 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

Buprenorphine	23	$8,245	$358
Gabapentin	17	$838	$49
Baclofen	21	$356	$17
Duloxetine	21	$299	$14
Topiramate	20	$177	$9

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Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed

Buprenorphine	23	$8,245	$358
Gabapentin	17	$838	$49
Baclofen	21	$356	$17
Duloxetine	21	$299	$14
Topiramate	20	$177	$9
Acetaminophen-Codeine	11	$175	$16
Celecoxib	20	$163	$8
Cyclobenzaprine	17	$151	$9
Pregabalin	15	$151	$10
Meloxicam	12	$74	$6

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	269	42	22% (60)	None	$19,134
2023	322	44	27% (88)	7%	$27,018
2022	379	76	29% (110)	8%	$27,047
2021	381	72	24% (92)	4%	$19,833
2020	360	65	14% (50)	4%	$16,215
2019	343	63	15% (50)	7%	$22,422
2018	363	78	17% (63)	12%	$31,121
2017	69	32	None	None	$4,897
2016	28	13	None	39%	$6,090
2015	75	26	None	24%	$9,174
2013	23	None	None	None	$232

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

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2023: 10 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2023

Emgality	Migraine	11	$8,307	$755
Buprenorphine	None	17	$6,300	$371
Baclofen	None	37	$1,413	$38
Gabapentin	None	17	$1,228	$72
Celecoxib	None	28	$1,141	$41
Pregabalin	None	12	$530	$44
Duloxetine	None	23	$503	$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	None	13	$326	$25
Meloxicam	None	13	$95	$7
Cyclobenzaprine	None	16	$64	$4

2022: 11 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2022

Buprenorphine	22	$5,924	$269
Oxycodone	29	$3,186	$110
Duloxetine	30	$1,226	$41
Pregabalin	30	$997	$33
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	15	$620	$41
Gabapentin	23	$563	$24
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	14	$405	$29
Baclofen	23	$397	$17
Mirtazapine	11	$369	$34
Celecoxib	18	$175	$10
Cephalexin	13	$66	$5

2021: 14 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2021

Buprenorphine	17	$4,844	$285
Clonidine	25	$2,240	$90
Duloxetine	36	$2,041	$57
Etodolac Er	11	$891	$81
Cyclobenzaprine	32	$881	$28
Baclofen	21	$821	$39
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	11	$790	$72
Celecoxib	14	$688	$49
Gabapentin	29	$600	$21
Pregabalin	17	$525	$31
Oxycodone	16	$490	$31
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	14	$469	$34
Topiramate	17	$196	$12
Meloxicam	12	$46	$4

2020: 11 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2020

Buprenorphine	12	$3,626	$302
Buprenorphine	18	$1,884	$105
Pregabalin	24	$1,359	$57
Clonidine	14	$1,104	$79
Duloxetine	23	$950	$41
Gabapentin	53	$852	$16
Topiramate	19	$655	$34
Baclofen	19	$481	$25
Oxycodone	13	$206	$16
Cyclobenzaprine	12	$188	$16
Meloxicam	20	$80	$4

2019: 10 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2019

Clonidine	18	$1,613	$90
Gabapentin	42	$1,305	$31
Baclofen	28	$690	$25
Oxcarbazepine	12	$478	$40
Duloxetine	15	$296	$20
Nortriptyline	19	$264	$14
Topiramate	15	$203	$14
Meloxicam	20	$82	$4
Acetaminophen-Codeine	14	$52	$4
Cyclobenzaprine	13	$51	$4

2018: 11 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2018

Lyrica	12	$7,549	$629
Mexiletine	13	$2,486	$191
Clonidine	20	$1,801	$90
Gabapentin	40	$1,208	$30
Duloxetine	26	$967	$37
Baclofen	25	$496	$20
Meloxicam	14	$296	$21
Memantine	22	$243	$11
Topiramate	24	$221	$9
Nortriptyline	17	$210	$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	11	$146	$13

2015: 1 drug

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2015

Gabapentin	15	$238	$16

Money from drug and device companies

$30,269 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	8	39	$26,438	$30,269
2024	9	42	$6,706	$10,641
2023	8	23	$2,200	$6,567
2022	4	6	None	$325
2021	4	18	$750	$1,120
2020	4	13	$3,300	$5,293
2019	2	5	None	$800

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

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Stryker	Mild Device Kit	$15,001	14 payments Consulting for Spinejack · 2025-12-29 · $250 Consulting for Mild Device Kit · 2025-12-29 · $7,500 Consulting for Mild Device Kit · 2025-12-12 · $1,000 Meals for Optablate · 2025-12-06 · $23 Meals for Optablate · 2025-12-06 · $29 Consulting for Mild Device Kit · 2025-12-04 · $250 Travel for Optablate · 2025-10-09 · $12 Travel for Mild Device Kit · 2025-10-08 · $189 Travel for Optablate · 2025-10-02 · $312 Travel for Optablate · 2025-09-30 · $35 Meals for Optablate · 2025-09-27 · $24 Meals for Optablate · 2025-09-27 · $28 Travel for Mild Device Kit · 2025-08-08 · $349 Consulting · 2025-06-27 · $5,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Journavx	$10,397	9 payments Paid to speak or teach for Journavx · 2025-08-14 · $1,838 Meals for Journavx · 2025-07-10 · $122 Paid to speak or teach for Journavx · 2025-06-05 · $788 Paid to speak or teach for Journavx · 2025-04-24 · $3,675 Paid to speak or teach for Journavx · 2025-04-24 · $2,888 Travel for Journavx · 2025-03-22 · $340 Travel for Journavx · 2025-03-22 · $632 Meals for Journavx · 2025-03-22 · $66 Meals for Journavx · 2025-03-22 · $50
SPR Therapeutics	Sprint Pns System	$3,422	4 payments Consulting for Sprint Pns System · 2025-12-18 · $500 Consulting for Sprint Pns System · 2025-11-20 · $2,750 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2025-09-19 · $88 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2025-03-29 · $83
Biotronik Nro	Prospera	$996	6 payments Meals for Prospera · 2025-10-08 · $230 Meals for Prospera · 2025-09-18 · $149 Meals for Prospera · 2025-09-16 · $172 Meals for Prospera · 2025-09-11 · $86 Meals for Prospera · 2025-07-18 · $142 Meals for Prospera · 2025-02-26 · $218
Medtronic	Inceptiv	$140	3 payments Meals for Inceptiv · 2025-12-08 · $7 Meals for Inceptiv · 2025-09-20 · $18 Meals for Inceptiv · 2025-09-19 · $115
Boston Scientific	General - Pain Management	$130	1 payment Meals for General - Pain Management · 2025-03-30 · $130

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Stryker	Consulting · 2025-12-29	Spinejack	$250
Stryker	Consulting · 2025-12-29	Mild Device Kit	$7,500
SPR Therapeutics	Consulting · 2025-12-18	Sprint Pns System	$500
Stryker	Consulting · 2025-12-12	Mild Device Kit	$1,000
Medtronic	Meals · 2025-12-08	Inceptiv	$7
Stryker	Meals · 2025-12-06	Optablate	$23
Stryker	Meals · 2025-12-06	Optablate	$29
Stryker	Consulting · 2025-12-04	Mild Device Kit	$250
SPR Therapeutics	Consulting · 2025-11-20	Sprint Pns System	$2,750
Stryker	Travel · 2025-10-09	Optablate	$12
Stryker	Travel · 2025-10-08	Mild Device Kit	$189
Biotronik Nro	Meals · 2025-10-08	Prospera	$230
Stryker	Travel · 2025-10-02	Optablate	$312
Stryker	Travel · 2025-09-30	Optablate	$35
Stryker	Meals · 2025-09-27	Optablate	$24
Stryker	Meals · 2025-09-27	Optablate	$28
Medtronic	Meals · 2025-09-20	Inceptiv	$18
SPR Therapeutics	Meals · 2025-09-19	Sprint Pns System	$88
Medtronic	Meals · 2025-09-19	Inceptiv	$115
Abbott Laboratories	Meals · 2025-09-19	Proclaim	$114
Biotronik Nro	Meals · 2025-09-18	Prospera	$149
Biotronik Nro	Meals · 2025-09-16	Prospera	$172
Biotronik Nro	Meals · 2025-09-11	Prospera	$86
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Paid to speak or teach · 2025-08-14	Journavx	$1,838
Stryker	Travel · 2025-08-08	Mild Device Kit	$349
Biotronik Nro	Meals · 2025-07-18	Prospera	$142
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Meals · 2025-07-10	Journavx	$122
Stryker	Consulting · 2025-06-27	None	$5,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Paid to speak or teach · 2025-06-05	Journavx	$788
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Paid to speak or teach · 2025-04-24	Journavx	$3,675
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Paid to speak or teach · 2025-04-24	Journavx	$2,888
Boston Scientific	Meals · 2025-03-30	General - Pain Management	$130
SPR Therapeutics	Meals · 2025-03-29	Sprint Pns System	$83
Saluda Medical Americas	Meals · 2025-03-25	Evoke	$71
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Travel · 2025-03-22	Journavx	$340
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Travel · 2025-03-22	Journavx	$632
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Meals · 2025-03-22	Journavx	$66
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Meals · 2025-03-22	Journavx	$50
Biotronik Nro	Meals · 2025-02-26	Prospera	$218

See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $10,641

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Payments by company in 2024

SPR Therapeutics	Sprint Pns System	$3,327	5 payments Consulting for Sprint Pns System · 2024-10-31 · $3,000 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2024-10-05 · $63 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2024-10-02 · $103 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2024-09-13 · $96 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2024-02-24 · $66
Vertos Medical	Mild Device Kit	$2,799	4 payments Consulting for Mild Device Kit · 2024-04-02 · $750 Travel for Mild Device Kit · 2024-04-02 · $750 Consulting for Mild Device Kit · 2024-04-02 · $1,250 Meals for Mild Device Kit · 2024-03-14 · $49
Bioventus	Stimrouter Implantable Kit	$1,831	4 payments Meals for Stimrouter Implantable Kit · 2024-05-08 · $112 Consulting · 2024-02-13 · $1,575 Consulting · 2024-02-13 · $131 Meals for Stimrouter Implantable Kit · 2024-02-03 · $13
Medtronic	Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray	$751	12 payments Meals for Intellis Adaptivestim · 2024-11-18 · $140 Meals for Intellis Adaptivestim · 2024-10-05 · $30 Meals for Intellis Adaptivestim · 2024-07-23 · $4 Meals for Intellis Adaptivestim · 2024-07-02 · $6 Meals for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2024-05-19 · $25 Meals for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2024-04-20 · $40 Meals for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2024-04-20 · $54 Meals for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2024-04-20 · $25 Meals for Osteocool Rf Ablation System · 2024-04-20 · $16 Travel for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2024-04-19 · $79 Travel for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2024-03-26 · $298 Travel for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2024-03-26 · $34
Boston Scientific	None	$598	4 payments Meals · 2024-09-28 · $192 Meals · 2024-09-27 · $156 Travel · 2024-09-27 · $250 Meals · 2024-09-26 · $0
Painteq	Painteq	$556	7 payments Meals for Painteq · 2024-10-17 · $85 Meals for Painteq · 2024-09-25 · $69 Meals for Painteq · 2024-07-26 · $81 Meals for Painteq · 2024-07-23 · $82 Meals for Painteq · 2024-04-04 · $71 Meals for Painteq · 2024-03-02 · $115 Meals for Painteq · 2024-02-03 · $53
Saluda Medical Americas	Evoke	$464	4 payments Meals for Evoke · 2024-12-19 · $185 Meals for Evoke · 2024-10-18 · $13 Meals for Evoke · 2024-10-03 · $186 Meals for Evoke · 2024-01-21 · $81
Abbott Laboratories	Eterna	$171	1 payment Meals for Eterna · 2024-10-11 · $171
Biotronik Nro	Prospera	$145	1 payment Meals for Prospera · 2024-02-23 · $145

2023: $6,567

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Payments by company in 2023

SPR Therapeutics	Sprint Pns System	$3,314	4 payments Travel for Sprint Pns System · 2023-05-31 · $800 Consulting for Sprint Pns System · 2023-05-31 · $2,200 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2023-04-28 · $103 Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2023-01-13 · $211
Saluda Medical Americas	Evoke Scs	$1,647	7 payments Travel for Evoke Scs · 2023-10-22 · $841 Travel for Evoke Scs · 2023-10-21 · $177 Travel for Evoke Scs · 2023-10-21 · $201 Travel for Evoke Scs · 2023-10-20 · $55 Travel for Evoke Scs · 2023-10-20 · $14 Travel for Evoke Scs · 2023-10-20 · $353 Meals for Evoke Scs · 2023-03-01 · $6
Nevro	Senza	$327	3 payments Meals for Senza · 2023-11-16 · $136 Meals for Senza · 2023-10-13 · $121 Meals for Senza · 2023-09-27 · $70
Biotronik Nro	Biotronik	$310	2 payments Meals for Biotronik · 2023-11-15 · $136 Meals for Biotronik · 2023-10-06 · $173
Vertos Medical	Mild Device Kit	$307	2 payments Meals for Mild Device Kit · 2023-11-03 · $172 Meals for Mild Device Kit · 2023-09-26 · $135
Painteq	Painteq	$297	2 payments Meals for Painteq · 2023-12-02 · $55 Meals for Painteq · 2023-06-09 · $242
Boston Scientific	None	$194	2 payments Meals · 2023-09-10 · $119 Meals · 2023-07-29 · $75
Medtronic	None	$171	1 payment Meals · 2023-05-24 · $171

2022: $325

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Payments by company in 2022

Boston Scientific	General - Pain Management	$98	1 payment Meals for General - Pain Management · 2022-06-08 · $98
SPR Therapeutics	Sprint Pns System	$86	1 payment Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2022-12-31 · $86
Abbott Laboratories	Proclaim	$72	3 payments Meals for Proclaim · 2022-04-14 · $23 Meals for Proclaim · 2022-03-15 · $24 Meals for Proclaim · 2022-02-07 · $26
Bioventus	Stimrouter Implantable Kit	$68	1 payment Meals for Stimrouter Implantable Kit · 2022-09-17 · $68

2021: $1,120

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Vertos Medical	Mild Device Kit	$750	1 payment Consulting for Mild Device Kit · 2021-10-06 · $750
Abbott Laboratories	Proclaim Ipg	$264	14 payments Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-12-08 · $28 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-11-26 · $12 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-10-27 · $2 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-09-11 · $19 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-08-17 · $17 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-08-10 · $12 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-07-06 · $11 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-06-28 · $82 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-06-16 · $17 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-05-06 · $8 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-05-06 · $19 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-04-20 · $22 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-02-05 · $7 Meals for Proclaim Ipg · 2021-02-03 · $7
Stimwave Technologies	Stimq Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US W Receiver	$62	1 payment Meals for Stimq Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US W Receiver · 2021-04-10 · $62
Relievant Medsystems	Intracept	$44	2 payments Meals for Intracept · 2021-10-02 · $25 Meals for Intracept · 2021-10-02 · $19

2020: $5,293

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Biotronik	None	$3,980	6 payments Travel · 2020-12-08 · $90 Travel · 2020-12-08 · $45 Consulting · 2020-10-14 · $3,300 Travel · 2020-10-14 · $166 Travel · 2020-08-18 · $236 Travel · 2020-08-18 · $144
Vertos Medical	Mild Device Kit	$1,210	5 payments Meals for Mild Device Kit · 2020-05-08 · $172 Travel for Mild Device Kit · 2020-04-02 · $140 Meals for Mild Device Kit · 2020-04-02 · $254 Travel for Mild Device Kit · 2020-04-02 · $280 Travel for Mild Device Kit · 2020-04-02 · $364
Si-Bone	Ifuse Implant	$87	1 payment Meals for Ifuse Implant · 2020-01-15 · $87
Abbott Laboratories	Prodigy Family of Scs Ipgs	$16	1 payment Meals for Prodigy Family of Scs Ipgs · 2020-03-13 · $16

2019: $800

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Bioness	Stimrouter for Pain	$531	1 payment Entertainment for Stimrouter for Pain · 2019-03-16 · $531
Nevro	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System	$269	2 payments Meals for Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · 2019-07-25 · $22 Meals for Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · 2019-05-07 · $248

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Professional record

NPI: 1649542382
Licence: CA A141155California A141155: Current · expires 2027-09-30
Group: Stanford Health Care
Video visits: Lists video visits
Gender: Male

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Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207LP2900X (207LP2900X); Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address: 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed: 2012-01-26
NPI last updated: 2024-04-10
NPI record certified: 2024-04-10

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