Todd P Alamin, MD | UniHealth

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

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11 plans · 3 carriers

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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
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)	Anthem Blue Cross	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)	Santa Clara Family Health Plan	Listed	Sep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A62194 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1997 · expires 2026-12-31 · Yale University School of Medicine.

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

$463,593

Medicare paid this office $463,593 for 603 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	62	$53,275	$846
Fusion of spine in lower back	29	$38,439	$1,325
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	34	$31,161	$917
Short return visit (20+ min)	300	$25,093	$60
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	30	$21,450	$715

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	62	$53,275	$846
Fusion of spine in lower back	29	$38,439	$1,325
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	34	$31,161	$917
Short return visit (20+ min)	300	$25,093	$60
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	30	$21,450	$715
New patient visit (45+ min)	180	$21,403	$119
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	13	$20,690	$1,592
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	30	$19,679	$635
Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane	16	$18,578	$1,093
Fusion of additional segment of spine	25	$14,905	$324
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	23	$14,593	$634
Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, single segment	11	$14,126	$1,284
Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane	11	$12,694	$1,154
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	42	$11,953	$213
Return visit (30+ min)	105	$10,008	$89
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	23	$5,116	$176
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	13	$4,275	$267
Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	14	$3,027	$216
Short return visit	61	$2,562	$38
Use of operating microscope	11	$2,124	$177
New patient visit (30+ min)	24	$1,819	$76

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)	199	More than 99% of doctors who do this
Spinal fusion	381	More than 97% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

603 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 3% · 85 and older 11% · Women 51% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 1.13. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 72% · Coronary heart disease 34% · Diabetes 24% · Depression 23% · Atrial fibrillation 22% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Cancer 19% · Heart failure 14% · COPD 10% · Stroke 8% · Dementia 5%.

The office billed $3,106,685, Medicare allowed $584,089 and paid $463,593; for 1,421 services of 72 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	603	1,421	76	1.13	$3,106,685	$463,593
2023	544	1,318	76	1.17	$2,865,637	$432,538
2022	515	1,249	75	1.15	$2,874,889	$427,042
2021	492	1,156	75	1.26	$2,482,739	$369,713
2020	410	1,119	75	1.28	$2,390,339	$341,006
2019	406	1,127	75	1.25	$2,536,058	$360,088
2018	399	1,009	75	1.22	$2,138,236	$303,462
2017	419	1,213	74	1.22	$2,498,117	$348,485
2016	406	1,077	73	1.15	$2,334,862	$329,805
2015	414	1,275	73	1.26	$3,154,661	$425,049
2014	428	1,497	73	1.11	$3,562,005	$492,190
2013	351	1,047	72	1.18	$2,401,628	$340,569

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: 18 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Fusion of spine in lower back	37	$52,224	$1,411
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	54	$48,561	$899
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	34	$32,069	$943
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	38	$29,736	$783
Short return visit (20+ min)	289	$23,116	$58
Fusion of additional segment of spine	21	$18,511	$331
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	28	$18,370	$656
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	$17,941	$1,631
Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane	16	$17,315	$1,082
New patient visit (45+ min)	138	$16,069	$116
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	24	$15,921	$637
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	47	$14,269	$223
Return visit (30+ min)	76	$6,988	$85
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	15	$4,500	$281
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	19	$4,183	$182
New patient visit (30+ min)	41	$2,789	$68
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	11	$2,337	$180
Short return visit	61	$2,146	$31

2022: 18 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	51	$45,305	$871
Fusion of spine in lower back	29	$41,622	$1,387
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	39	$37,833	$970
Fusion of additional segment of spine	26	$28,007	$333
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	14	$22,567	$1,504
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	27	$21,063	$780
New patient visit (45+ min)	149	$16,468	$111
Short return visit (20+ min)	243	$16,417	$55
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	24	$15,809	$659
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	21	$13,855	$660
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	35	$10,158	$212
Return visit (30+ min)	84	$7,250	$82
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	19	$4,459	$178
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	15	$2,683	$179
New patient visit (30+ min)	35	$2,529	$72
Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	11	$2,452	$223
Short return visit	71	$2,407	$30
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	11	$97	$8

2021: 16 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Fusion of spine in lower back	30	$45,930	$1,435
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	50	$43,041	$861
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	30	$29,418	$981
Short return visit (20+ min)	243	$18,896	$57
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	24	$18,258	$761
New patient visit (45+ min)	139	$16,305	$117
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	22	$15,437	$671
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	19	$14,815	$673
Fusion of additional segment of spine	20	$13,809	$345
Return visit (30+ min)	106	$9,896	$91
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	22	$6,838	$228
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	27	$5,775	$186
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	14	$3,296	$183
Short return visit	64	$1,988	$27
Graft of donor bone to spine	11	$1,071	$97
New patient visit (30+ min)	13	$984	$76

2020: 15 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	44	$39,976	$869
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	36	$34,205	$950
Fusion of spine in lower back	22	$28,741	$1,306
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	26	$23,943	$887
Fusion of additional segment of spine	14	$17,509	$337
Short return visit (20+ min)	233	$14,515	$46
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	17	$12,210	$678
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	35	$11,613	$187
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	29	$8,734	$186
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	18	$6,683	$230
New patient visit (30+ min)	99	$6,422	$65
Return visit (30+ min)	52	$3,716	$69
New patient visit (45+ min)	26	$2,987	$115
Graft of donor bone to spine	18	$1,670	$93
Short return visit	55	$1,487	$23

2019: 17 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Fusion of spine in lower back	39	$54,516	$1,398
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	40	$33,826	$825
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	34	$32,292	$950
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	35	$28,196	$806
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	26	$17,284	$665
Fusion of additional segment of spine	23	$16,330	$340
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	23	$15,897	$662
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	38	$13,231	$184
Short return visit (20+ min)	199	$12,526	$45
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	31	$8,946	$183
New patient visit (30+ min)	125	$8,265	$66
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	25	$7,197	$225
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	12	$4,286	$286
Return visit (30+ min)	57	$3,914	$69
New patient visit (45+ min)	26	$2,970	$114
Graft of donor bone to spine	17	$1,523	$90
Short return visit	37	$1,051	$22

2018: 19 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	39	$36,685	$895
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	29	$28,111	$969
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	29	$27,768	$958
Fusion of spine in lower back	18	$26,312	$1,385
Fusion of additional segment of spine	17	$23,171	$336
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	36	$11,601	$181
Short return visit (20+ min)	184	$10,724	$43
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	13	$9,150	$654
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	13	$8,101	$623
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	27	$7,744	$180
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	11	$7,212	$656
New patient visit (30+ min)	113	$6,880	$61
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	20	$6,338	$219
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	12	$4,237	$282
Return visit (30+ min)	60	$4,049	$66
Graft of donor bone to spine	18	$1,681	$93
Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	11	$1,603	$146
New patient visit (45+ min)	13	$1,483	$114
Short return visit	38	$923	$22

2017: 18 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	52	$44,971	$865
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	33	$32,162	$975
Fusion of spine in lower back	22	$30,955	$1,407
Fusion of additional segment of spine	23	$27,511	$306
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	31	$24,695	$797
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	46	$15,690	$178
Short return visit (20+ min)	206	$13,372	$44
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	$9,853	$657
New patient visit (30+ min)	150	$9,492	$63
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	$9,164	$655
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	32	$8,322	$181
Fusion of spine in upper back	12	$7,242	$604
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments	12	$6,669	$556
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	20	$5,881	$173
Return visit (30+ min)	78	$5,193	$67
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	13	$4,462	$248
Graft of donor bone to spine	18	$1,715	$95
Short return visit	30	$746	$21

2016: 16 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	43	$39,385	$916
Fusion of spine in lower back	25	$32,787	$1,311
Fusion of additional segment of spine	24	$26,542	$332
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	24	$24,575	$983
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	28	$24,269	$867
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	40	$12,886	$181
Short return visit (20+ min)	208	$11,311	$42
Insertion of spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization	19	$9,571	$330
New patient visit (30+ min)	136	$8,969	$66
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	14	$8,645	$618
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	12	$7,855	$655
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	23	$5,636	$182
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	13	$4,897	$272
Return visit (30+ min)	50	$3,364	$67
Graft of donor bone to spine	17	$1,620	$95
Short return visit	55	$1,299	$20

2015: 17 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	93	$82,849	$863
Fusion of spine in lower back	29	$39,201	$1,352
Fusion of additional segment of spine	32	$38,301	$302
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	91	$29,590	$179
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	30	$23,819	$794
Insertion of spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization	22	$11,749	$326
Short return visit (20+ min)	206	$11,583	$44
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	17	$10,641	$626
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	16	$10,507	$657
New patient visit (30+ min)	146	$9,801	$67
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments	14	$7,504	$536
Fusion of spine in upper back	12	$7,047	$587
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	15	$5,091	$268
Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	14	$3,604	$257
Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	16	$2,338	$146
Graft of donor bone to spine	21	$2,009	$96
Short return visit	28	$731	$22

2014: 19 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2014

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	102	$87,550	$834
Fusion of spine in lower back	37	$48,308	$1,239
Fusion of additional segment of spine	33	$46,842	$308
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	96	$32,121	$177
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	36	$28,454	$769
New patient visit (45+ min)	142	$15,412	$109
Insertion of spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization	24	$14,319	$311
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	17	$11,797	$655
Short return visit (20+ min)	197	$11,787	$42
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	18	$11,771	$654
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	24	$8,883	$269
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments	14	$8,627	$616
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	13	$7,698	$592
Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	34	$5,088	$145
Return visit (30+ min)	60	$4,033	$66
Graft of donor bone to spine	34	$3,174	$93
Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	11	$2,904	$264
New patient visit (30+ min)	27	$1,757	$65
Short return visit	29	$736	$21

2013: 14 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2013

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	74	$60,944	$824
Fusion of spine in lower back	31	$38,934	$1,256
Fusion of additional segment of spine	20	$23,301	$311
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc	26	$18,917	$728
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	64	$18,915	$178
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	20	$12,873	$644
New patient visit (45+ min)	104	$11,036	$106
Short return visit (20+ min)	174	$10,057	$42
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	$9,629	$642
Insertion of spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization	12	$5,825	$343
Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	35	$4,978	$142
Return visit (30+ min)	57	$3,807	$67
New patient visit (30+ min)	37	$2,270	$61
Graft of donor bone to spine	23	$2,142	$93

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$413

Pharmacies billed $413 in 2024.

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

35 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $413 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

Methylprednisolone	11	$80	$7

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	35	28	None	0%	$413
2023	69	33	26% (18)	None	$5,146
2022	72	39	26% (19)	0%	$7,267
2021	57	32	33% (19)	None	$6,526
2020	46	36	None	None	$1,029
2019	54	37	None	None	$1,454
2018	97	55	28% (27)	None	$1,881
2017	120	72	21% (25)	None	$4,909
2016	65	48	42% (27)	None	$2,549
2015	125	74	46% (58)	11%	$3,695
2014	111	55	42% (47)	10%	$6,504
2013	111	47	41% (46)	20%	$10,833

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

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2021: 1 drug

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2021

Celecoxib	12	$372	$31

2018: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2018

Gabapentin	12	$103	$9
Tramadol	12	$56	$5

2017: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2017

Gabapentin	13	$130	$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	12	$112	$9

2016: 1 drug

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2016

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	13	$311	$24

2015: 4 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2015

Oxycodone	19	$510	$27
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	18	$303	$17
Gabapentin	13	$93	$7
Tramadol	15	$68	$5

2014: 4 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2014

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	19	$585	$31
Methylprednisolone	12	$228	$19
Gabapentin	12	$141	$12
Tramadol	14	$123	$9

2013: 1 drug

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2013

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	25	$248	$10

Money from drug and device companies

$13,579 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	9	32	$10,375	$13,579
2024	6	10	$1,000	$1,835
2023	7	17	$1,213	$3,118
2022	6	10	$16,222	$16,702
2021	8	59	$55,137	$61,008
2020	7	26	$14,116	$16,389
2019	4	7	$1,126	$4,150

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

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Payments by company

Globus Medical	Elsa	$8,345	19 payments Consulting for Elsa · 2025-12-18 · $2,500 Consulting for Elsa · 2025-12-18 · $2,000 Meals for Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc · 2025-12-17 · $14 Consulting for Elsa · 2025-11-06 · $250 Meals for Xlif · 2025-10-10 · $12 Travel for Elsa · 2025-10-10 · $266 Travel for Elsa · 2025-10-10 · $338 Meals for Xlif · 2025-10-10 · $42 Travel for Elsa · 2025-10-10 · $419 Travel for Elsa · 2025-10-10 · $185 Meals for Reline · 2025-09-30 · $167 Travel for Elsa · 2025-09-22 · $183 Travel for Elsa · 2025-09-22 · $178 Consulting for Elsa · 2025-09-18 · $500 Meals for Reline · 2025-09-11 · $22 Consulting · 2025-08-28 · $500 Consulting · 2025-04-10 · $375 Consulting · 2025-03-27 · $250 Meals for Reline · 2025-03-25 · $144
Intuitive Surgical	Da Vinci Surgical System	$4,056	3 payments Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2025-12-09 · $24 Paid to speak or teach for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2025-04-25 · $4,000 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2025-04-17 · $32
Cerapedics	I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft	$356	2 payments Meals for I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft · 2025-12-12 · $293 Meals for I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft · 2025-12-11 · $63
Centinel Spine	Prodisc C Vivo	$285	2 payments Meals for Prodisc C Vivo · 2025-11-15 · $165 Meals for Prodisc C Vivo · 2025-10-08 · $120
DePuy Synthes Sales	None	$144	1 payment Meals · 2025-01-13 · $144
Si-Bone	None	$140	1 payment Meals · 2025-05-20 · $140

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Every published payment

Globus Medical	Consulting · 2025-12-18	Elsa	$2,500
Globus Medical	Consulting · 2025-12-18	Elsa	$2,000
Globus Medical	Meals · 2025-12-17	Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc	$14
Cerapedics	Meals · 2025-12-12	I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft	$293
Cerapedics	Meals · 2025-12-11	I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft	$63
Intuitive Surgical	Meals · 2025-12-09	Da Vinci Surgical System	$24
Centinel Spine	Meals · 2025-11-15	Prodisc C Vivo	$165
Medtronic	Meals · 2025-11-12	Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology	$94
Globus Medical	Consulting · 2025-11-06	Elsa	$250
Globus Medical	Meals · 2025-10-10	Xlif	$12
Globus Medical	Travel · 2025-10-10	Elsa	$266
Globus Medical	Travel · 2025-10-10	Elsa	$338
Globus Medical	Meals · 2025-10-10	Xlif	$42
Globus Medical	Travel · 2025-10-10	Elsa	$419
Globus Medical	Travel · 2025-10-10	Elsa	$185
Centinel Spine	Meals · 2025-10-08	Prodisc C Vivo	$120
Globus Medical	Meals · 2025-09-30	Reline	$167
Globus Medical	Travel · 2025-09-22	Elsa	$183
Globus Medical	Travel · 2025-09-22	Elsa	$178
Globus Medical	Consulting · 2025-09-18	Elsa	$500
Globus Medical	Meals · 2025-09-11	Reline	$22
Globus Medical	Consulting · 2025-08-28	None	$500
icotec Medical	Meals · 2025-08-26	Vader Pedicle System 6.0, Screw, Carbon/Peek, Polyax., Fen., O 5.5 X 45 Mm	$112
Si-Bone	Meals · 2025-05-20	None	$140
Intuitive Surgical	Paid to speak or teach · 2025-04-25	Da Vinci Surgical System	$4,000
Intuitive Surgical	Meals · 2025-04-17	Da Vinci Surgical System	$32
Globus Medical	Consulting · 2025-04-10	None	$375
Globus Medical	Consulting · 2025-03-27	None	$250
Globus Medical	Meals · 2025-03-25	Reline	$144
Medical Device Business Services	Meals · 2025-01-13	Expedium	$27
Medical Device Business Services	Meals · 2025-01-13	Expedium	$19
DePuy Synthes Sales	Meals · 2025-01-13	None	$144

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2024: $1,835

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Payments by company in 2024

Globus Medical	Corridor	$1,372	5 payments Meals for Excelsius3d Imaging System · 2024-11-27 · $175 Consulting · 2024-07-01 · $750 Meals for Corridor · 2024-04-18 · $98 Meals for Corridor · 2024-04-18 · $98 Consulting · 2024-01-18 · $250
Stryker	Everest Spinal System	$144	1 payment Meals for Everest Spinal System · 2024-09-05 · $144
Centinel Spine	Prodisc L	$112	1 payment Meals for Prodisc L · 2024-10-19 · $112
DePuy Synthes Sales	None	$99	1 payment Meals · 2024-02-13 · $99
Medical Device Business Services	Spine & Trauma 3d Navigation	$90	1 payment Meals for Spine & Trauma 3d Navigation · 2024-02-15 · $90
Medtronic	Mazor X System	$19	1 payment Meals for Mazor X System · 2024-04-01 · $19

2023: $3,118

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Payments by company in 2023

NuVasive	Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc	$1,149	2 payments Consulting · 2023-12-14 · $1,000 Meals for Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc · 2023-05-19 · $149
Alphatec Spine	Other - Miscellaneous	$998	3 payments Travel for Other - Miscellaneous · 2023-08-17 · $356 Travel for Other - Miscellaneous · 2023-07-10 · $25 Travel for Other - Miscellaneous · 2023-07-10 · $617
Arthrex	Spine Instruments Endoscopic Instrument Sets	$357	2 payments Meals for Spine Instruments Endoscopic Instrument Sets · 2023-10-26 · $188 Meals for Spine Instruments Endoscopic Instrument Sets · 2023-10-14 · $168
Globus Medical	Fortify / Fortify-I	$323	2 payments Consulting for Fortify / Fortify-I · 2023-10-27 · $213 Meals for Secure-C · 2023-10-13 · $111
Medical Device Business Services	Acf	$119	3 payments Meals for Acf · 2023-05-12 · $67 Meals for Acf · 2023-05-11 · $37 Meals for Acf · 2023-05-10 · $15
Medtronic	Mazor X System	$94	3 payments Meals for Mazor X System · 2023-11-17 · $37 Meals for Mazor X System · 2023-05-17 · $30 Meals for Mazor X System · 2023-03-15 · $27
RIWOspine	Spine	$78	2 payments Meals for Spine · 2023-05-12 · $46 Travel for Spine · 2023-05-12 · $32

2022: $16,702

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Payments by company in 2022

Spinal Elements	Karma	$16,222	4 payments Royalties for Karma · 2022-10-28 · $4,627 Royalties for Karma · 2022-08-05 · $3,926 Royalties for Karma · 2022-05-13 · $3,673 Royalties for Karma · 2022-02-11 · $3,996
Kuros Biosciences USA	None	$373	1 payment Meals · 2022-08-11 · $373
Medtronic	Unid Pass	$39	2 payments Meals for Unid Pass · 2022-07-02 · $26 Meals for Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System · 2022-04-13 · $13
Alphatec Spine	Identiti	$36	1 payment Meals for Identiti · 2022-02-02 · $36
DePuy Synthes Sales	Concorde	$16	1 payment Meals for Concorde · 2022-10-12 · $16
NuVasive	None	$15	1 payment Meals · 2022-03-25 · $15

2021: $61,008

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Payments by company in 2021

Globus Medical	Functional Assisted Discograph	$18,636	13 payments Travel for Creo · 2021-08-12 · $21 Travel for Excelsius Gps · 2021-08-12 · $1,940 Meals for Fad System · 2021-08-12 · $14 Consulting for Functional Assisted Discograph · 2021-08-12 · $6,800 Consulting for Functional Assisted Discograph · 2021-08-12 · $1,488 Travel for Creo · 2021-08-11 · $16 Consulting for Functional Assisted Discograph · 2021-06-22 · $319 Travel for Creo · 2021-05-22 · $162 Paid to speak or teach for Creo · 2021-05-22 · $3,400 Meals for Creo · 2021-05-22 · $71 Paid to speak or teach for Creo · 2021-05-22 · $4,250 Meals for Elsa · 2021-05-21 · $33 Meals for Altera · 2021-05-21 · $122
Spinal Elements	Karma	$17,287	5 payments Royalties for Karma · 2021-12-10 · $1,845 Royalties for Karma · 2021-09-30 · $308 Royalties for Karma · 2021-08-06 · $4,581 Royalties for Karma · 2021-05-11 · $3,845 Royalties for Karma · 2021-03-04 · $6,709
NuVasive	Tlif	$8,030	14 payments Consulting for Tlif · 2021-10-14 · $1,750 Travel for Tlif · 2021-10-14 · $1,000 Travel for Xlif · 2021-08-31 · $126 Travel for Xlif · 2021-08-31 · $134 Consulting · 2021-08-19 · $750 Consulting · 2021-08-17 · $1,250 Meals for Alif · 2021-08-14 · $12 Meals for Xlif · 2021-08-14 · $24 Travel for Xlif · 2021-07-27 · $25 Travel for Xlif · 2021-07-27 · $291 Meals · 2021-06-18 · $18 Consulting · 2021-06-03 · $750 Consulting · 2021-04-22 · $1,875 Meals for Pulse · 2021-02-09 · $26
Medtronic	Mazor X Stealth Edition	$7,823	4 payments Consulting for Mazor X Stealth Edition · 2021-08-25 · $5,200 Meals for Mazor X Stealth Edition · 2021-08-07 · $9 Meals for Nanolock-L · 2021-04-19 · $13 Consulting for Mazor X Stealth Edition · 2021-03-19 · $2,600
Medical Device Business Services	Conduit	$7,419	2 payments Consulting for Conduit · 2021-12-17 · $5,400 Consulting · 2021-02-03 · $2,019
Alphatec Spine	Other - Miscellaneous	$1,524	11 payments Travel · 2021-10-18 · $308 Meals for Safeop · 2021-08-24 · $103 Meals for Identiti · 2021-07-27 · $107 Travel · 2021-07-13 · $130 Travel · 2021-07-02 · $111 Meals · 2021-04-15 · $32 Meals · 2021-04-15 · $53 Meals for Lif · 2021-04-10 · $54 Meals · 2021-04-10 · $3 Meals · 2021-04-10 · $10 Travel for Other - Miscellaneous · 2021-03-02 · $614
DePuy Synthes Sales	Expedium	$174	4 payments Meals for Acf · 2021-09-29 · $43 Meals for Expedium · 2021-07-17 · $77 Meals · 2021-05-03 · $12 Meals for Symphony · 2021-02-27 · $42
Spineart USA	Perla Tl	$115	1 payment Meals for Perla Tl · 2021-10-01 · $115

2020: $16,389

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Payments by company in 2020

Spinal Elements	Karma	$6,340	2 payments Royalties for Karma · 2020-11-05 · $4,873 Royalties for Karma · 2020-08-13 · $1,467
Medtronic USA	Mazorx - Renaissance	$4,289	3 payments Consulting · 2020-12-15 · $2,600 Consulting for Mazorx - Renaissance · 2020-10-19 · $845 Consulting for Mazorx - Renaissance · 2020-06-16 · $845
NuVasive	Pulse	$2,211	6 payments Consulting · 2020-12-22 · $1,250 Consulting · 2020-09-29 · $750 Meals · 2020-09-14 · $80 Meals · 2020-07-07 · $30 Meals · 2020-05-27 · $4 Meals for Pulse · 2020-01-21 · $98
Stryker	New Product Development	$1,816	8 payments Meals for Cascadia · 2020-07-24 · $23 Meals for General K2m Product Discussion · 2020-03-05 · $175 Meals for New Product Development · 2020-02-17 · $58 Meals for New Product Development · 2020-02-17 · $38 Travel for New Product Development · 2020-02-17 · $598 Travel for New Product Development · 2020-02-17 · $345 Travel for New Product Development · 2020-02-17 · $315 Travel for Cascadia · 2020-02-17 · $265
Globus Medical	Endoscopic Disc Instr.	$1,488	3 payments Consulting for Endoscopic Disc Instr. · 2020-09-22 · $850 Consulting for Endoscopic Disc Instr. · 2020-09-08 · $213 Consulting for Endoscopic Disc Instr. · 2020-06-11 · $425
Intrinsic Therapeutics	Barricaid Annular Closure Device	$221	1 payment Meals for Barricaid Annular Closure Device · 2020-10-17 · $221
DePuy Synthes Sales	Concorde	$24	1 payment Meals for Concorde · 2020-03-10 · $24

2019: $4,150

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Payments by company in 2019

Stryker	Everest	$2,830	2 payments Meals for Everest · 2019-08-27 · $134 Travel for Everest · 2019-08-02 · $2,696
Medtronic USA	Mazorx - Renaissance	$1,126	2 payments Consulting for Mazorx - Renaissance · 2019-12-16 · $563 Consulting for Mazorx - Renaissance · 2019-07-05 · $563
NuVasive	Alif	$135	2 payments Meals · 2019-11-07 · $112 Meals for Alif · 2019-10-15 · $23
Innovasis	None	$59	1 payment Meals · 2019-03-14 · $59

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

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Research payments by company and study

Spinal Elements, Inc. · Karma · 2025	This clinician	$31,141
Spinal Elements, Inc. · Karma Design Research · 2024	This clinician	$27,289
Spinal Elements, Inc. · Karma · 2023	This clinician	$17,728

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score: 76.5 / 100; Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI: 1720134299
Licence: CA A62194California A62194: Current · expires 2026-12-31
Trained: Yale University School of Medicine, 1995
Group: Stanford Health Care
Video visits: Lists video visits
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207XS0117X (207XS0117X)
Mailing address: 300 Pasteur Dr, Edwards R171 Mc 5326, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed: 2007-01-26
NPI last updated: 2024-05-06
NPI record certified: 2024-05-06

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

Extra NPI addresses: 900 Blake Wilbur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304