John Ray Talley, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 2
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 6
Offices
6 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
2 plans · 2 carriers
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2 of 2 plans
| Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A110607 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2010 · expires 2027-05-31 · University of Arizona College 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.
- Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 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.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.139 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.242 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.81 (0.51 to 1.1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 82 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 188 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 342 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 485 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 3,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 192 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.215 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.263 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.74 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 300 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 702 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.2 · 207 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.6 · 531 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.3 · 343 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 449 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.6 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| 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 | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$48,496
Medicare paid this office $48,496 for 50 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 12 | $2,447 | $204 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $1,420 | $89 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Mastectomy | 25 | More than 83% of doctors who do this |
| Melanoma (skin cancer) excision | 24 | More than 77% of doctors who do this |
| Skin biopsy | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
50 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 74% · Health risk score 0.95. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical plastic and reconstructive surgery clinician is at 1.21.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 46% · Cancer 36% · Coronary heart disease 32%.
The office billed $263,783, Medicare allowed $61,385 and paid $48,496; for 200 services of 50 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.
Year by year
| 2024 | 50 | 200 | 75 | 0.95 | $263,783 | $48,496 |
| 2023 | 52 | 142 | 72 | 0.92 | $159,989 | $33,444 |
| 2022 | 18 | 43 | 69 | 0.75 | $63,816 | $12,733 |
| 2021 | 24 | 68 | 71 | 0.77 | $71,123 | $16,213 |
| 2020 | 60 | 288 | 72 | 1.31 | $278,239 | $59,871 |
| 2019 | 75 | 288 | 73 | 1.28 | $318,726 | $68,669 |
| 2018 | 51 | 112 | 73 | 1.43 | $111,780 | $25,199 |
| 2017 | 46 | 132 | 71 | 1.46 | $157,318 | $33,256 |
| 2016 | 40 | 97 | 79 | 1.73 | $92,984 | $19,743 |
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: 2 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 16 | $2,421 | $151 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 13 | $1,404 | $108 |
2020: 3 services
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, each additional 30.0 sq cm | 12 | $14,618 | $131 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | 14 | $6,231 | $445 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,624 | $54 |
2019: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,640 | $66 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 15 | $960 | $64 |
2018: 2 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,942 | $97 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 13 | $926 | $71 |
2017: 2 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,483 | $99 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 12 | $813 | $68 |
2016: 1 service
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,390 | $99 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$2,341
Pharmacies billed $2,341 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
26 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $2,341 in drug cost · 15 antibiotic prescriptions.
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.
| Cephalexin | 13 | $51 | $4 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 28 | None | None | None | $2,341 |
| 2023 | 26 | 12 | None | None | $315 |
| 2022 | 34 | 11 | None | None | $525 |
| 2021 | 11 | None | None | 0% | $157 |
| 2020 | 39 | 15 | None | None | $328 |
| 2019 | 48 | 18 | 29% (14) | None | $1,024 |
| 2018 | 29 | 16 | None | 0% | $370 |
| 2017 | 39 | 14 | None | None | $407 |
| 2016 | 40 | 18 | 33% (13) | None | $453 |
| 2014 | 13 | None | None | 0% | $139 |
| 2013 | 29 | 22 | 66% (19) | None | $374 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2019: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 18 | $116 | $6 |
2017: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 16 | $84 | $5 |
2016: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 14 | $113 | $8 |
2013: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $227 | $17 |
Money from drug and device companies
$333 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 10 | None | $333 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | None | $68 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | None | $215 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | None | $274 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | None | $33 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | None | $329 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | None | $562 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Biocomposites | Stimulan | $145 | 1 payment
|
| Abbvie | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $143 | 8 payments
|
| Mentor Worldwide | Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | $45 | 1 payment
|
See all 10 published payments
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-12-17 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $25 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-12-09 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $12 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-11-26 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $16 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-11-07 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $16 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-09-19 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $11 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-08-06 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $11 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $33 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-05-14 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $19 |
| Biocomposites | Meals · 2025-03-20 | Stimulan | $145 |
| Mentor Worldwide | Meals · 2025-02-25 | Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | $45 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $68
| Abbvie | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $31 | 2 payments
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| Rti Surgical | Cortiva Allograft Dermis | $23 | 1 payment
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| Mentor Worldwide | Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | $14 | 1 payment
|
2023: $215
| Mentor Worldwide | Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | $94 | 2 payments
|
| TELA Bio | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) | $65 | 1 payment
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| AbbVie | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $38 | 2 payments
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| Ethicon US | Stratafix | $18 | 1 payment
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2022: $274
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation | None | $170 | 1 payment
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| Sientra | Sientra High Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implant | $85 | 1 payment
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| Allergan | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $18 | 1 payment
|
2021: $33
| Sientra | Sientra High Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implant | $18 | 1 payment
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| Mentor Worldwide | Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | $16 | 1 payment
|
2020: $329
| Sientra | Sientra High Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implant | $329 | 2 payments
|
2019: $562
| Sientra | Sientra High Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implant | $420 | 1 payment
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| Nevro | Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System | $142 | 5 payments
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1861653255
- Licence
- AZ 49308, CA A110607California A110607: Current · expires 2027-05-31
- Trained
- University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2007
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 208200000X (208200000X); Federal specialty code 2082S0099X (2082S0099X); Federal specialty code 2082S0105X (2082S0105X); Plastic and reconstructive surgery (2086S0122X)
- Mailing address
- 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301
- NPI first listed
- 2008-06-19
- NPI last updated
- 2022-11-03
- NPI record certified
- 2022-11-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 701 E El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA, 94040 · 1102 N El Dorado Pl, Tucson, AZ, 85715