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Cesar A Atienza, MD

Orthopedic Surgery · Santa Clara

NPI 1841343258

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Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
4
1 carrier
Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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4 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A96046 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2006 · expires 2028-06-30 · University of Louisville School of Medicine.

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

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$1,408

Pharmacies billed $1,408 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 11% of their Part D prescriptions (15 of 136) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 31%.

136 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $1,408 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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Celecoxib66$807$12
Meloxicam38$240$6
Oxycodone11$96$9

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241366111% (15)0%$1,408
20232468613% (31)0%$2,899
2022153678% (12)0%$2,081
20211486421% (31)0%$2,082
20202217631% (68)None$2,822
20191477339% (57)None$2,024
20181597042% (66)None$3,732
20172108346% (97)18%$5,750
20161689437% (62)None$5,693
201518510331% (57)28%$9,099
201420411442% (85)19%$15,092
201317610536% (63)28%$13,932

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Celecoxib84$1,178$14
Meloxicam94$632$7
Diclofenac12$461$38
Oxycodone21$170$8

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Celecoxib50$887$18
Diclofenac11$447$41
Meloxicam63$428$7

2021: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Celecoxib66$1,219$18
Meloxicam33$229$7
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20$209$10

2020: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Celecoxib78$1,417$18
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen44$457$10
Meloxicam45$286$6
Amoxicillin12$102$8

2019: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Celecoxib33$615$19
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen42$596$14
Meloxicam24$151$6
Amoxicillin12$97$8

2018: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Celecoxib38$2,000$53
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen56$866$15
Ibuprofen12$221$18
Amoxicillin17$141$8
Meloxicam11$71$6

2017: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Celecoxib35$1,867$53
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen62$1,492$24
Ibuprofen25$698$28
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$493$26
Amoxicillin19$164$9

2016: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Celecoxib17$2,038$120
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40$1,679$42
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$636$42
Amoxicillin46$436$9
Ibuprofen12$274$23

2015: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Celecoxib41$4,839$118
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26$1,983$76
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13$483$37
Amoxicillin37$345$9
Ibuprofen12$310$26
Clindamycin15$163$11

2014: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Celebrex23$9,876$429
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen36$2,626$73
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33$602$18
Amoxicillin49$510$10

2013: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Celebrex29$10,292$355
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25$624$25
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28$535$19
Amoxicillin40$420$10
Clindamycin16$199$12

Professional record

NPI
1841343258
Licence
CA A96046California A96046: Current · expires 2028-06-30
Trained
University of Louisville School of Medicine, 2001
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207XS0114X (207XS0114X); Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
Mailing address
1082 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
NPI first listed
2007-01-19
NPI last updated
2022-02-11

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

This office lists an electronic records connection.