John T Kao, MD | UniHealth

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1 location · Golden State Orthopedics and Spine · 186 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

15 plans · 2 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
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)	Alignment Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)	Alignment Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)	Alignment Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
Imperial Courage Plan (HMO)	Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.	Listed	Sep 1, 2026
Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO)	Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.	Listed	Sep 1, 2026
Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP)	Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.	Listed	Sep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G64661 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1988 · expires 2028-11-30 · Howard University College of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Surgery centers they own

SOAR Surgery CenterBurlingame, CA12.5% owner since 2010 · accredited by IMQ
Accreditation Lapsed1 inspection · last 2011-05-06
SOAR Surgery Center, LLCAmbulatory Surgery Center · Burlingame, CA11.1% owner · accredited by AAAHC
Accreditation RenewedNo inspections published
SOAR Surgery Center, LLCAmbulatory Surgery Center · Burlingame, CA14% owner since 2012 · accredited by AAAASF
Accreditation Renewed4 inspections, 4 with deficiencies · last 2017-04-19: Requirements Met

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.

Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.337, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

See every measure and the patient survey for Good Samaritan Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

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Every scored measure at Good Samaritan Hospital

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.337	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	0.75 (0 to 1.67) · 1,340 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	0.84 (0.54 to 1.14)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	143.59 (98.7 to 188.49) · 98 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	1.7 · 45 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	7.1 · 100 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	12.7 · 270 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	11.3 · 573 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	15.6 · 820 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	8.5 · 482 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	3.3 · 3,711 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.12 (0 to 0.3) · 8,866 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.2 (0.01 to 0.38) · 9,051 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	2.65 (0.74 to 4.56) · 1,929 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	1.8 (0.21 to 3.39) · 670 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.33 (0.88 to 3.78) · 1,836 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	6.73 (0 to 13.46) · 669 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	7.58 (3.96 to 11.19) · 654 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	1.59 (0.13 to 3.04) · 496 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.27 (0 to 0.87) · 7,373 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	4.1 · 152 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	1.08	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.542	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.484	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	1.565	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	15.8 · 327 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	24.2 · 703 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	61.1 · 289 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	36.3 · 665 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	25.4 · 856 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	19 · 978 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	6.3 · 144 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	12.3 · 46 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	21.2 · 135 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	13.8 (10.1 to 18.6) · 129 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 531 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (704 patients answered, 24% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Good Samaritan Hospital

Cleanliness	3
Nurse communication	3
Doctor communication	2
Communication about medicines	2
Discharge information	3
Overall hospital rating	2
Quietness	1
Recommend hospital	3

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Good Samaritan Hospital

Room was "always" clean	66%
Nurses "always" communicated well	75%
Doctors "always" communicated well	71%
Staff "always" explained	54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	81%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	66%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	69%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	78%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	63%
Staff "always" explained new medications	68%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	69%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	82%
"Always" quiet at night	38%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	67%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	40%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$48,637

Medicare paid this office $48,637 for 148 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Return visit (30+ min)	79	$11,571	$116
Short return visit (20+ min)	59	$6,212	$84
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	49	$5,122	$67
New patient visit (45+ min)	32	$4,791	$150
New patient visit (30+ min)	24	$1,802	$75

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Return visit (30+ min)	79	$11,571	$116
Short return visit (20+ min)	59	$6,212	$84
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	49	$5,122	$67
New patient visit (45+ min)	32	$4,791	$150
New patient visit (30+ min)	24	$1,802	$75
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	52	$228	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)	1-10	None

Who their Medicare patients are

148 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 64% · Health risk score 0.75. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 53% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Diabetes 16% · Cancer 11% · Atrial fibrillation 11% · Depression 9% · Heart failure 8% · Chronic kidney disease 8%.

The office billed $212,864, Medicare allowed $64,560 and paid $48,637; for 6,700 services of 26 kinds; $2,634 of it was for drugs given in the office and $46,003 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	148	6,700	73	0.75	$212,864	$48,637
2023	144	3,906	73	0.66	$177,106	$44,586
2022	162	5,792	73	0.68	$232,594	$62,866
2021	172	8,157	73	0.78	$170,289	$66,075
2020	149	6,959	72	0.79	$185,202	$66,355
2019	187	681	71	0.70	$188,299	$68,421
2018	179	788	72	0.75	$252,326	$56,785
2017	217	1,102	73	0.88	$337,247	$69,325
2016	204	997	72	0.81	$314,223	$70,625
2015	160	767	71	0.77	$264,810	$61,939
2014	157	560	70	0.75	$218,674	$49,191
2013	153	723	70	0.74	$210,296	$52,029

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: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Return visit (30+ min)	69	$10,659	$113
Short return visit (20+ min)	59	$7,101	$85
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	45	$4,152	$58
New patient visit (45+ min)	24	$3,622	$151
New patient visit (30+ min)	32	$2,883	$90
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	45	$198	None

2022: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Return visit (30+ min)	83	$12,875	$123
Short return visit (20+ min)	53	$6,704	$88
New patient visit (45+ min)	35	$5,584	$160
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	47	$5,117	$66
New patient visit (30+ min)	34	$3,200	$94
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	54	$259	None

2021: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg	11	$12,771	None
Short return visit (20+ min)	78	$10,384	$85
Return visit (30+ min)	65	$8,922	$110
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	51	$5,973	$60
New patient visit (45+ min)	37	$5,137	$139
New patient visit (30+ min)	50	$4,950	$99
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	60	$312	None

2020: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg	11	$10,948	None
Short return visit (20+ min)	83	$7,674	$63
Return visit (30+ min)	56	$6,775	$88
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	60	$5,960	$54
New patient visit (30+ min)	38	$3,095	$81
New patient visit (45+ min)	22	$2,984	$136
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	61	$277	None

2019: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Short return visit (20+ min)	108	$12,041	$64
Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	11	$11,811	None
Return visit (30+ min)	72	$8,704	$101
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	78	$5,783	$54
New patient visit (30+ min)	53	$4,608	$87
New patient visit (45+ min)	28	$4,041	$144
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	65	$108	None
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	12	$66	None

2018: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Short return visit (20+ min)	104	$10,983	$63
Return visit (30+ min)	58	$5,960	$86
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	64	$5,730	$49
New patient visit (30+ min)	63	$5,615	$89
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	13	$2,025	$145
New patient visit (45+ min)	14	$2,011	$144
Short return visit	11	$648	$41
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	40	$266	None
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	34	$250	None

2017: 10 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

Short return visit (20+ min)	127	$14,367	$58
New patient visit (30+ min)	80	$6,132	$77
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	76	$6,067	$44
Return visit (30+ min)	58	$5,378	$79
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	23	$4,027	$161
Short return visit	14	$891	$39
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	13	$662	$39
X-ray of knee, 3 views	16	$615	$32
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	53	$353	None
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	41	$300	None

2016: 10 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

Short return visit (20+ min)	116	$12,803	$59
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	88	$7,499	$48
Return visit (30+ min)	62	$6,320	$82
New patient visit (30+ min)	70	$5,408	$77
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	25	$4,287	$159
New patient visit (45+ min)	29	$3,611	$125
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	16	$2,919	$162
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	13	$950	$53
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	72	$477	None
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	26	$149	None

2015: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

Short return visit (20+ min)	93	$10,241	$61
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	78	$6,849	$51
Return visit (30+ min)	53	$5,371	$83
New patient visit (30+ min)	65	$5,238	$81
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	24	$4,065	$169
New patient visit (45+ min)	20	$2,462	$123
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	12	$786	$56
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	79	$605	None
X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views	11	$384	$32

2014: 8 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2014

Short return visit (20+ min)	83	$7,068	$57
Return visit (30+ min)	47	$4,741	$83
New patient visit (30+ min)	55	$4,616	$84
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	55	$4,109	$51
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	18	$4,052	$193
New patient visit (45+ min)	18	$2,684	$149
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	13	$1,058	$71
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	55	$359	None

2013: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2013

Short return visit (20+ min)	86	$9,808	$61
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	56	$4,526	$50
New patient visit (30+ min)	47	$4,392	$93
Return visit (30+ min)	38	$3,729	$91
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	14	$3,115	$222
New patient visit (45+ min)	16	$2,340	$146
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	52	$308	None

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$8,683

Pharmacies billed $8,683 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 12% of their Part D prescriptions (16 of 133) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 31%.

122 generic and 11 brand-name prescriptions · $8,683 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

Celecoxib	47	$1,682	$36
Diclofenac	13	$259	$20
Meloxicam	17	$58	$3
Prednisone	13	$24	$2

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	133	47	12% (16)	8%	$8,683
2023	131	53	15% (20)	None	$5,939
2022	155	58	17% (26)	None	$10,536
2021	165	66	18% (29)	None	$6,378
2020	171	57	15% (25)	14%	$15,532
2019	190	81	21% (39)	7%	$12,170
2018	243	82	10% (25)	10%	$17,018
2017	207	70	15% (30)	12%	$18,179
2016	224	81	14% (31)	14%	$10,834
2015	154	65	20% (30)	12%	$5,430
2014	300	47	5% (16)	35%	$34,639
2013	504	60	4% (20)	None	$53,142

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

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2023: 3 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2023

Celecoxib	42	$795	$19
Diclofenac	22	$276	$13
Prednisone	14	$29	$2

2022: 5 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2022

Celecoxib	45	$1,329	$30
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	13	$191	$15
Diclofenac	11	$167	$15
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	11	$84	$8
Prednisone	11	$33	$3

2021: 5 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2021

Celecoxib	38	$1,389	$37
Diclofenac	17	$300	$18
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	15	$221	$15
Prednisone	28	$112	$4
Meloxicam	21	$47	$2

2020: 6 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2020

Entresto	11	$6,335	$576
Celecoxib	53	$1,640	$31
Diclofenac	21	$405	$19
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	15	$124	$8
Prednisone	14	$44	$3
Cephalexin	11	$21	$2

2019: 7 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2019

Celecoxib	35	$1,273	$36
Diclofenac	33	$896	$27
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	21	$218	$10
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	14	$118	$8
Prednisone	15	$65	$4
Meloxicam	13	$57	$4
Cephalexin	14	$46	$3

2018: 8 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2018

Celecoxib	63	$3,118	$49
Diclofenac	24	$539	$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	11	$129	$12
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	11	$107	$10
Prednisone	17	$70	$4
Clopidogrel	11	$63	$6
Meloxicam	18	$62	$3
Cephalexin	11	$56	$5

2017: 6 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2017

Celecoxib	22	$1,152	$52
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	15	$145	$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	13	$141	$11
Prednisone	13	$57	$4
Meloxicam	15	$53	$4
Cephalexin	11	$36	$3

2016: 11 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2016

Eliquis	11	$6,264	$569
Celecoxib	32	$1,720	$54
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	16	$313	$20
Nabumetone	12	$211	$18
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	13	$192	$15
Warfarin	13	$136	$10
Prednisone	17	$73	$4
Amlodipine Besylate	11	$72	$7
Meloxicam	12	$40	$3
Cephalexin	11	$39	$4
Furosemide	12	$24	$2

2015: 5 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2015

Celecoxib	11	$778	$71
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	14	$286	$20
Klor-Con M20	14	$218	$16
Prednisone	18	$74	$4
Cephalexin	12	$55	$5

2014: 9 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2014

Abilify	23	$9,156	$398
Renvela	27	$7,040	$261
Celebrex	15	$4,510	$301
Cyclosporine Modified	13	$1,198	$92
Mycophenolate Mofetil	13	$998	$77
Mirtazapine	13	$307	$24
Clopidogrel	16	$195	$12
Fenofibrate	11	$141	$13
Furosemide	18	$107	$6

2013: 17 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2013

Sensipar	24	$15,660	$652
Renvela	44	$9,820	$223
Abilify	20	$7,948	$397
Celebrex	20	$4,543	$227
Lantus	13	$2,189	$168
Levetiracetam	23	$1,358	$59
Midodrine	11	$1,267	$115
Cyclosporine Modified	12	$1,224	$102
Mycophenolate Mofetil	11	$863	$78
Atorvastatin	14	$587	$42
Mirtazapine	12	$369	$31
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	13	$283	$22
Clopidogrel	13	$272	$21
Furosemide	41	$259	$6
Metoprolol	16	$158	$10
Fenofibrate	12	$155	$13
Gemfibrozil	11	$137	$12

Money from drug and device companies

$17 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	1	1	None	$17
2024	1	5	None	$85
2023	1	8	None	$140
2022	2	6	None	$124
2021	3	6	None	$273
2020	3	4	None	$173
2019	8	8	None	$521

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

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

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Payments by company

Novo Nordisk	Rybelsus	$17	1 payment Meals for Rybelsus · 2025-03-11 · $17

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Every published payment

Novo Nordisk	Meals · 2025-03-11	Rybelsus	$17

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

2024: $85

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Payments by company in 2024

Pfizer	Eliquis	$85	5 payments Meals for Eliquis · 2024-09-13 · $16 Meals for Eliquis · 2024-08-16 · $17 Meals for Eliquis · 2024-07-19 · $15 Meals for Eliquis · 2024-06-21 · $15 Meals for Eliquis · 2024-02-16 · $21

2023: $140

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Payments by company in 2023

Pfizer	Eliquis	$140	8 payments Meals for Eliquis · 2023-12-22 · $17 Meals for Eliquis · 2023-11-17 · $16 Meals for Eliquis · 2023-09-22 · $18 Meals for Eliquis · 2023-08-25 · $26 Meals for Eliquis · 2023-07-28 · $15 Meals for Eliquis · 2023-05-19 · $16 Meals for Eliquis · 2023-04-24 · $18 Meals for Eliquis · 2023-03-10 · $15

2022: $124

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Payments by company in 2022

Pfizer	Eliquis	$106	5 payments Meals for Eliquis · 2022-12-12 · $17 Meals for Eliquis · 2022-04-13 · $22 Meals for Eliquis · 2022-03-21 · $20 Meals for Eliquis · 2022-02-18 · $24 Meals for Eliquis · 2022-02-03 · $23
Medtronic	Venaseal	$18	1 payment Meals for Venaseal · 2022-03-25 · $18

2021: $273

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Tissuetech	Neox	$185	1 payment Meals for Neox · 2021-08-03 · $185
Pfizer	Eliquis	$72	4 payments Meals for Eliquis · 2021-12-07 · $20 Meals for Eliquis · 2021-10-16 · $14 Meals for Eliquis · 2021-09-13 · $16 Meals for Eliquis · 2021-07-12 · $22
Ethicon US	Stratafix	$16	1 payment Meals for Stratafix · 2021-07-13 · $16

2020: $173

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Payments by company in 2020

Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Accufill	$124	1 payment Meals for Accufill · 2020-02-25 · $124
Pfizer	Chantix	$32	2 payments Meals for Chantix · 2020-07-24 · $15 Meals for Chantix · 2020-06-01 · $17
Ferring Pharmaceuticals	Cimzia	$17	1 payment Meals for Cimzia · 2020-10-07 · $17

2019: $521

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Payments by company in 2019

Zimmer Biomet Holdings	Accufill	$134	1 payment Meals for Accufill · 2019-06-19 · $134
Pacira Pharmaceuticals	Exparel	$125	1 payment Meals for Exparel · 2019-02-12 · $125
Smith+Nephew	Regeneten	$121	1 payment Meals for Regeneten · 2019-04-16 · $121
Akcea Therapeutics	Tegsedi	$71	1 payment Meals for Tegsedi · 2019-05-13 · $71
Pfizer	None	$22	1 payment Meals · 2019-04-02 · $22
Bioventus	Durolane	$19	1 payment Meals for Durolane · 2019-12-18 · $19
Abbott Laboratories	Mitra Clip System	$18	1 payment Meals for Mitra Clip System · 2019-08-07 · $18
DePuy Synthes Sales	Orthovisc	$12	1 payment Meals for Orthovisc · 2019-02-01 · $12

Professional record

NPI: 1790840858
Licence: CA G64661California G64661: Current · expires 2028-11-30
Trained: Howard University College of Medicine, 1987
Group: Golden State Orthopedics and Spine
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: Yes
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207XX0005X (207XX0005X)
Mailing address: 900 Lafayette St Ste 105, Santa Clara, CA, 95050
NPI first listed: 2006-12-27
NPI last updated: 2019-07-23

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