Kier J Ecklund, MD

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4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

1 plan · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician

Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)	Alignment Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A84117 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2003 · expires 2027-02-28 · 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.

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 it
Overall 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

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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.

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Every scored measure at El Camino Health

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)

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Patient survey stars by topic at El Camino Health

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

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Share of patients giving the best answer at El Camino Health

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%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$85,278

Medicare paid this office $85,278 for 190 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	13	$16,950	$1,304
Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	16	$15,865	$933
Short return visit (20+ min)	105	$11,123	$82
Return visit (30+ min)	60	$7,807	$117
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	55	$6,042	$68

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	13	$16,950	$1,304
Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	16	$15,865	$933
Short return visit (20+ min)	105	$11,123	$82
Return visit (30+ min)	60	$7,807	$117
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	55	$6,042	$68
Long return visit (40+ min)	15	$2,599	$173
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	13	$1,948	$150
New patient visit (30+ min)	18	$1,938	$108
Short return visit	20	$1,064	$53
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	47	$180	None

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)	1-10	None
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)	37	More than 79% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

190 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 68% · Also on Medicaid 11% · Health risk score 0.92. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical sports medicine clinician is at 1.05.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 66% · Diabetes 22% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Depression 17% · Chronic kidney disease 16% · Cancer 14% · Heart failure 12% · Atrial fibrillation 12% · COPD 9%.

The office billed $399,215, Medicare allowed $109,817 and paid $85,278; for 718 services of 31 kinds; $4,448 of it was for drugs given in the office and $80,829 for care.

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	190	718	74	0.92	$399,215	$85,278
2023	224	1,077	75	0.86	$539,608	$112,793
2022	202	743	74	1.01	$502,308	$115,345
2021	168	694	75	0.97	$374,494	$89,199
2020	167	667	74	1.02	$362,398	$83,336
2019	213	807	75	0.98	$486,220	$111,995
2018	218	821	74	0.98	$450,261	$95,083
2017	176	896	75	1.05	$489,316	$107,643
2016	196	978	74	1.00	$392,927	$91,633
2015	227	1,004	74	1.03	$430,870	$93,738
2014	191	949	74	1.04	$400,014	$78,096
2013	193	917	74	0.98	$395,993	$77,738

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

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	28	$29,207	$1,007
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	17	$22,970	$1,351
Short return visit (20+ min)	126	$13,631	$81
Return visit (30+ min)	75	$9,220	$112
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	60	$7,174	$69
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	12	$4,805	None
Long return visit (40+ min)	20	$4,010	$167
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	24	$3,869	$155
New patient visit (30+ min)	27	$2,837	$105
Short return visit	13	$784	$56
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	52	$250	None

2022: 10 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	18	$23,969	$1,332
Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	21	$21,229	$1,011
Return visit (30+ min)	100	$13,266	$116
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	16	$9,813	None
Short return visit (20+ min)	76	$7,941	$79
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	44	$7,377	$73
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	18	$2,805	$156
New patient visit (30+ min)	25	$2,439	$98
Long return visit (40+ min)	16	$2,367	$148
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	29	$146	None

2021: 10 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	22	$22,346	$1,016
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	11	$15,023	$1,366
Return visit (30+ min)	75	$11,472	$117
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	53	$6,799	$69
Short return visit (20+ min)	62	$6,608	$85
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	12	$6,200	None
New patient visit (30+ min)	30	$3,185	$106
Long return visit (40+ min)	18	$3,003	$167
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	18	$2,853	$159
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	44	$235	None

2020: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	17	$17,065	$1,004
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	11	$14,967	$1,361
Return visit (30+ min)	98	$11,942	$101
Short return visit (20+ min)	70	$6,526	$68
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	49	$5,112	$63
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	16	$2,574	$161
New patient visit (30+ min)	18	$1,608	$89
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	45	$250	None

2019: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	15	$19,926	$1,328
Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	19	$18,836	$991
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	16	$13,676	None
Return visit (30+ min)	99	$12,006	$100
Short return visit (20+ min)	103	$10,034	$67
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	72	$8,878	$62
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	19	$2,974	$157
New patient visit (30+ min)	20	$2,007	$100
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	58	$219	None

2018: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	21	$20,412	$972
Return visit (30+ min)	107	$10,738	$93
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	15	$9,389	None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	72	$8,718	$62
Short return visit (20+ min)	83	$7,036	$62
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	20	$3,038	$152
New patient visit (30+ min)	27	$2,538	$94
Limited removal of abnormal shoulder joint tissue using endoscope	12	$1,094	$91
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	57	$298	None

2017: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	28	$27,009	$965
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	18	$23,695	$1,316
Return visit (30+ min)	87	$9,426	$94
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	57	$8,788	$58
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	12	$7,095	None
Short return visit (20+ min)	78	$7,020	$61
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	27	$4,205	$156
New patient visit (30+ min)	19	$1,320	$69
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	47	$394	None

2016: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	19	$18,289	$963
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	12	$15,537	$1,295
Return visit (30+ min)	101	$10,847	$93
Short return visit (20+ min)	96	$8,670	$61
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	72	$7,466	$54
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	18	$2,794	$155
New patient visit (30+ min)	17	$1,511	$89
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	68	$551	None

2015: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	20	$20,124	$1,006
Return visit (30+ min)	108	$12,565	$102
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	70	$7,821	$59
Short return visit (20+ min)	88	$7,489	$60
New patient visit (30+ min)	46	$4,187	$91
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	21	$3,420	$163
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	62	$576	None

2014: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2014

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	20	$19,093	$955
Short return visit (20+ min)	97	$9,309	$60
Return visit (30+ min)	88	$9,014	$89
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	66	$6,343	$56
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	21	$3,265	$155
New patient visit (30+ min)	21	$1,689	$80
Limited removal of abnormal shoulder joint tissue using endoscope	11	$1,455	$132
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	62	$580	None

2013: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2013

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	23	$21,909	$953
Return visit (30+ min)	105	$9,938	$89
Short return visit (20+ min)	83	$7,330	$60
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	60	$6,063	$51
Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	23	$3,386	$147
New patient visit (30+ min)	26	$2,623	$101
Limited removal of abnormal shoulder joint tissue using endoscope	18	$2,093	$116
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	58	$560	None

Money from drug and device companies

$102 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	3	4	None	$102
2024	5	6	None	$323
2023	1	1	None	$14
2022	5	7	None	$628
2021	1	2	None	$2,400
2020	3	18	None	$2,443
2019	4	5	None	$789

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

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Payments by company

Bioventus	Durolane	$47	2 payments Meals for Durolane · 2025-09-14 · $20 Meals for Durolane · 2025-04-28 · $27
Stryker	Aequalis Ascend Flex	$32	1 payment Meals for Aequalis Ascend Flex · 2025-02-03 · $32
Moximed	Misha Knee System, Small, Left	$22	1 payment Meals for Misha Knee System, Small, Left · 2025-08-04 · $22

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Every published payment

Bioventus	Meals · 2025-09-14	Durolane	$20
Moximed	Meals · 2025-08-04	Misha Knee System, Small, Left	$22
Bioventus	Meals · 2025-04-28	Durolane	$27
Stryker	Meals · 2025-02-03	Aequalis Ascend Flex	$32

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2024: $323

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Payments by company in 2024

Arthrex	Biologics Consumables Cartilage Repair Biocartilage	$155	1 payment Meals for Biologics Consumables Cartilage Repair Biocartilage · 2024-04-01 · $155
Smith+Nephew	Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium	$92	1 payment Meals for Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium · 2024-05-01 · $92
Bioventus	Durolane	$32	2 payments Meals for Durolane · 2024-08-26 · $16 Meals for Durolane · 2024-06-10 · $16
Ferring Pharmaceuticals	Euflexxa	$22	1 payment Meals for Euflexxa · 2024-04-16 · $22
Evolution Surgical	None	$22	1 payment Meals · 2024-02-03 · $22

2023: $14

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Payments by company in 2023

Bioventus	Durolane	$14	1 payment Meals for Durolane · 2023-09-25 · $14

2022: $628

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Payments by company in 2022

Smith+Nephew	Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium	$294	3 payments Meals for Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System · 2022-07-19 · $19 Meals for Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium · 2022-05-12 · $147 Meals for Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium · 2022-02-25 · $128
Djo	Procare	$112	1 payment Meals for Procare · 2022-08-22 · $112
Stryker	Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation	$104	1 payment Meals for Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation · 2022-05-05 · $104
Evolution Surgical	None	$93	1 payment Meals · 2022-10-20 · $93
Pacira Pharmaceuticals	Iovera	$25	1 payment Meals for Iovera · 2022-05-02 · $25

2021: $2,400

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Payments by company in 2021

Evolution Surgical	None	$2,400	2 payments Education · 2021-11-11 · $1,200 Education · 2021-04-15 · $1,200

2020: $2,443

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Payments by company in 2020

Evolution Surgical	None	$1,681	3 payments Education · 2020-09-17 · $617 Meals · 2020-08-11 · $27 Education · 2020-01-25 · $1,037
Arthrex	None	$739	14 payments Travel · 2020-05-06 · $314 Travel · 2020-05-06 · $314 Meals · 2020-03-14 · $14 Meals · 2020-03-14 · $14 Travel · 2020-02-18 · $14 Travel · 2020-02-18 · $9 Meals · 2020-02-08 · $5 Meals · 2020-02-08 · $5 Meals · 2020-02-08 · $5 Meals · 2020-02-08 · $16 Meals · 2020-02-07 · $16 Meals · 2020-02-07 · $5 Meals · 2020-02-07 · $5 Meals · 2020-02-07 · $5
Stryker	Adapt	$23	1 payment Meals for Adapt · 2020-08-20 · $23

2019: $789

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Payments by company in 2019

Evolution Surgical	None	$642	1 payment Education · 2019-08-08 · $642
Stryker	Trauma	$65	1 payment Meals for Trauma · 2019-09-25 · $65
Bioventus	Exogen	$43	1 payment Meals for Exogen · 2019-10-14 · $43
Smith+Nephew	Regeneten	$38	2 payments Meals for Regeneten · 2019-07-15 · $14 Meals for Regeneten · 2019-07-15 · $24

Professional record

NPI: 1750587887
Licence: CA A84117California A84117: Current · expires 2027-02-28
Trained: University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine, 2002
Group: Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
Video visits: Lists video visits
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207XX0005X (207XX0005X)
Mailing address: 2350 W El Camino Real, 2nd Floor, Mountain View, CA, 94040
NPI first listed: 2007-06-25
NPI last updated: 2011-12-01

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