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James M Hartford, MD

Orthopedic Surgery · Palo Alto

NPI 1922162502

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
11
2 carriers
Offices
7

Offices

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

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Hospitals listed: 057003 · 057004 · 057007 · 058123 · 757662 · Mills-Peninsula Medical Center · Sequoia Hospital · Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

11 plans · 2 carriers

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11 of 11 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G81676 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1995 · expires 2028-10-31 · Dartmouth Medical School.

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

Hospitals they work in

3 hospitals

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 it
    Overall 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
  • Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • 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 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.

Every scored measure at Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%
See every measure and the patient survey for Sequoia Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Sequoia Hospital
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.91 (0.58 to 1.24)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.8 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 72 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.1 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.5 · 171 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 81 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 1,231 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.5 · 332 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.702No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.853No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.2 · 67 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.3 · 295 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-27.1 · 76 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-22.3 · 304 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-4.6 · 178 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.3 · 180 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 305 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 41 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 29 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 713 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Sequoia Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Sequoia Hospital
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well82%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully81%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)77%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%
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.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$395,700

Medicare paid this office $395,700 for 751 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis111$137,292$1,154
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee77$90,046$1,140
Short return visit (20+ min)350$34,948$82
Long return visit (40+ min)184$29,678$155
Return visit (30+ min)191$24,830$118
See all 15 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis111$137,292$1,154
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee77$90,046$1,140
Short return visit (20+ min)350$34,948$82
Long return visit (40+ min)184$29,678$155
Return visit (30+ min)191$24,830$118
New patient visit (60+ min)67$12,850$192
New patient visit (45+ min)74$10,216$138
Computer-assisted, fluoroscopic image-guided musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation92$8,483$86
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint97$7,597$67
Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance33$6,024$177
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose21$3,290None
Short return visit41$2,876$54
New patient visit (30+ min)22$2,045$93
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's54$841$15
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg37$236None

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Hip replacement126More than 99% of doctors who do this
Knee replacement112More than 94% of doctors who do this
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)1-10None
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

751 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 64% · Also on Medicaid 5% · Health risk score 0.86. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 66% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Diabetes 20% · Chronic kidney disease 17% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Depression 16% · Cancer 14% · Heart failure 10% · COPD 7% · Stroke 4% · Dementia 2%.

The office billed $1,976,053, Medicare allowed $508,635 and paid $395,700; for 2,211 services of 42 kinds; $4,069 of it was for drugs given in the office and $391,630 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.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20247512,211760.86$1,976,053$395,700
20236771,558760.80$1,766,556$366,676
20227141,674760.81$1,616,498$358,020
20217351,639760.86$1,596,458$355,760
20206451,372750.89$1,354,877$303,683
20197261,537750.83$1,885,313$412,330
20186841,436740.92$1,557,817$338,049
20176431,249750.98$1,230,916$274,504
20166621,525751.01$1,451,600$332,566
20156981,567750.98$1,492,576$358,585
20146821,623750.96$1,375,308$313,475
20136131,518740.94$1,251,602$305,467

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: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee103$129,222$1,175
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis84$100,216$1,179
Short return visit (20+ min)329$31,867$82
Long return visit (40+ min)170$26,721$154
Return visit (30+ min)166$21,283$116
New patient visit (60+ min)53$10,245$193
New patient visit (45+ min)70$9,784$140
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint72$5,896$68
Short return visit45$2,606$53
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose13$2,076None
New patient visit (30+ min)24$1,781$74
Computer-assisted, fluoroscopic image-guided musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation17$1,482$87
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional25$516$21
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg38$328None

2022: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee89$107,440$1,168
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis83$101,347$1,165
Short return visit (20+ min)297$28,841$80
Long return visit (40+ min)164$28,198$167
Return visit (30+ min)199$24,660$114
New patient visit (45+ min)83$11,618$140
New patient visit (60+ min)49$9,781$200
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint96$8,297$66
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose32$7,592None
New patient visit (30+ min)34$3,256$96
Short return visit43$2,531$53
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional24$623$24
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg56$538None

2021: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis92$112,202$1,181
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee76$91,726$1,176
Short return visit (20+ min)364$36,441$82
Return visit (30+ min)226$29,467$120
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint124$11,100$69
New patient visit (30+ min)110$11,096$101
New patient visit (45+ min)67$10,052$150
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose47$8,985None
Long return visit (40+ min)44$7,130$155
Short return visit76$4,693$53
New patient visit (60+ min)14$2,870$205
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg76$777None
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional17$438$23

2020: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis81$103,043$1,241
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee63$81,252$1,250
Short return visit (20+ min)349$28,108$66
Return visit (30+ min)170$17,416$97
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint106$8,876$66
New patient visit (45+ min)56$8,478$151
New patient visit (30+ min)89$8,426$95
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose32$6,889None
Short return visit85$3,796$42
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes11$741$67
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg68$596None

2019: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis117$145,435$1,222
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee103$131,805$1,220
Short return visit (20+ min)380$30,355$65
Return visit (30+ min)187$18,953$96
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose49$14,774None
New patient visit (45+ min)75$10,589$141
New patient visit (30+ min)95$8,777$92
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint99$7,462$62
Short return visit124$5,466$41
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg44$448None

2018: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis92$116,316$1,224
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee82$102,629$1,207
Short return visit (20+ min)339$25,589$61
Return visit (30+ min)194$18,246$89
New patient visit (45+ min)75$10,190$136
New patient visit (30+ min)88$7,846$89
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint99$7,120$56
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose41$6,546None
Short return visit103$4,599$40
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg52$540None

2017: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee81$101,701$1,225
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis66$79,351$1,202
Short return visit (20+ min)333$24,015$60
Return visit (30+ min)142$13,763$91
New patient visit (45+ min)67$9,390$140
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose36$8,292None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint81$6,956$60
New patient visit (30+ min)78$6,772$87
Short return visit91$3,389$34
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,029$135
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg42$299None

2016: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis93$113,088$1,190
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee78$97,920$1,239
Short return visit (20+ min)362$29,431$62
Return visit (30+ min)187$17,646$91
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose53$15,866None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint106$10,492$61
New patient visit (30+ min)89$7,575$85
New patient visit (45+ min)51$7,199$141
Short return visit93$4,086$39
Long return visit (40+ min)14$1,503$107
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg51$359None

2015: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis95$127,389$1,300
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee72$94,767$1,281
Short return visit (20+ min)418$36,698$68
New patient visit (30+ min)178$17,380$98
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose52$12,571None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint131$11,002$64
Return visit (30+ min)106$10,740$99
Short return visit107$4,985$41
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg81$506None

2014: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis72$93,035$1,224
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee67$88,096$1,259
Short return visit (20+ min)395$32,242$62
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose58$16,899None
New patient visit (30+ min)176$16,452$93
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint145$13,252$58
Return visit (30+ min)124$12,029$93
Short return visit95$3,831$36
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg79$505None

2013: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis80$105,784$1,290
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee47$67,493$1,377
Short return visit (20+ min)366$31,184$64
Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose51$15,886None
New patient visit (30+ min)152$13,359$88
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint115$10,847$50
Return visit (30+ min)107$10,545$95
Short return visit109$5,188$40
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg62$346None

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,507

Pharmacies billed $2,507 in 2024.

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

289 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $2,507 in drug cost · 218 antibiotic prescriptions to 194 people.

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
Amoxicillin157$585$3
Meloxicam14$159$7
Clindamycin27$133$5

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024290228NoneNone$2,507
2023262214NoneNone$1,987
20222892085% (15)None$4,626
20212481906% (15)None$4,312
20202551736% (14)4%$7,792
201932520711% (34)4%$5,150
20182751689% (25)4%$6,014
201739120819% (73)5%$10,005
201641722713% (55)17%$19,906
201551622626% (136)24%$29,136
201444520240% (178)18%$22,195
201344017241% (179)20%$26,080

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Amoxicillin139$476$3
Clindamycin37$195$5
Meloxicam23$131$6

2022: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Celecoxib33$1,485$45
Amoxicillin137$454$3
Diclofenac11$437$40
Clindamycin30$138$5
Meloxicam16$44$3

2021: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Diclofenac16$484$30
Amoxicillin107$342$3
Meloxicam34$213$6
Clindamycin28$145$5

2020: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Diclofenac31$1,298$42
Celecoxib24$1,156$48
Amoxicillin93$317$3
Meloxicam26$159$6
Clindamycin23$113$5

2019: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Celecoxib32$1,178$37
Diclofenac19$844$44
Enoxaparin12$606$50
Amoxicillin94$384$4
Meloxicam46$276$6
Clindamycin34$170$5
Tramadol15$72$5

2018: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Celecoxib31$2,183$70
Diclofenac17$1,156$68
Enoxaparin11$629$57
Amoxicillin73$313$4
Meloxicam32$231$7
Gabapentin11$114$10
Clindamycin17$76$4

2017: 12 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Celecoxib58$4,631$80
Enoxaparin15$943$63
Diclofenac12$467$39
Amoxicillin79$274$3
Oxycodone15$219$15
Meloxicam35$168$5
Pantoprazole27$163$6
Clindamycin31$149$5
Gabapentin12$124$10
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11$108$10
Tramadol21$87$4
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$81$7

2016: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Celecoxib86$8,026$93
Enoxaparin33$5,276$160
Voltaren11$590$54
Amoxicillin80$351$4
Oxycodone12$215$18
Meloxicam47$214$5
Clindamycin25$120$5
Tramadol14$69$5
Pantoprazole11$58$5

2015: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Celecoxib108$12,347$114
Enoxaparin34$5,321$157
Oxycontin20$2,936$147
Temazepam25$1,731$69
Oxycodone53$1,023$19
Voltaren18$1,017$56
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13$489$38
Nabumetone17$360$21
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$324$20
Meloxicam38$222$6
Amoxicillin50$219$4
Tramadol28$128$5
Clindamycin15$52$3
Zolpidem11$51$5

2014: 13 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Celebrex27$7,317$271
Enoxaparin19$4,140$218
Oxycontin12$1,230$103
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33$946$29
Oxycodone48$920$19
Voltaren15$825$55
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen38$765$20
Nabumetone20$517$26
Amoxicillin50$237$5
Meloxicam26$179$7
Tramadol28$144$5
Clindamycin16$83$5
Zolpidem12$52$4

2013: 13 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Enoxaparin37$11,607$314
Celebrex25$6,259$250
Oxycontin24$1,977$82
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen48$662$14
Nabumetone21$379$18
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42$337$8
Roxicet27$275$10
Amoxicillin47$254$5
Meloxicam26$226$9
Hydromorphone15$151$10
Pantoprazole12$106$9
Clindamycin13$89$7
Prochlorperazine Maleate17$88$5

Money from drug and device companies

$788 in 2025

Industry payments by year
2025411None$788
202422None$183
202324None$554
202225None$1,036
2021419None$1,955
202012None$143
201956None$577

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

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
StrykerMako$462
7 payments
  • Meals for Tbcem · 2025-10-30 · $17
  • Travel for Mako · 2025-10-25 · $44
  • Meals for Mako · 2025-10-24 · $173
  • Meals for Exeter · 2025-10-13 · $70
  • Meals for Exeter · 2025-10-13 · $55
  • Meals for Tbcem · 2025-09-23 · $19
  • Meals for Mako · 2025-07-12 · $83
DavolChannel Drain$152
1 payment
  • Meals for Channel Drain · 2025-09-17 · $152
MedtronicAquamantys(Tm)$95
2 payments
  • Meals for Aquamantys(Tm) · 2025-12-08 · $21
  • Meals for Aquamantys(Tm) · 2025-09-05 · $73
DePuy Synthes SalesNone$79
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-03-13 · $79
See all 11 published payments
Every published payment
MedtronicMeals · 2025-12-08Aquamantys(Tm)$21
StrykerMeals · 2025-10-30Tbcem$17
StrykerTravel · 2025-10-25Mako$44
StrykerMeals · 2025-10-24Mako$173
StrykerMeals · 2025-10-13Exeter$70
StrykerMeals · 2025-10-13Exeter$55
StrykerMeals · 2025-09-23Tbcem$19
DavolMeals · 2025-09-17Channel Drain$152
MedtronicMeals · 2025-09-05Aquamantys(Tm)$73
StrykerMeals · 2025-07-12Mako$83
DePuy Synthes SalesMeals · 2025-03-13None$79
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $183

Payments by company in 2024
DePuy Synthes SalesNone$103
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-02-13 · $103
Heron TherapeuticsZynrelef$80
1 payment
  • Meals for Zynrelef · 2024-11-08 · $80

2023: $554

Payments by company in 2023
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsAvenir$478
3 payments
  • Meals · 2023-11-17 · $245
  • Meals for Avenir · 2023-11-03 · $61
  • Meals for Avenir · 2023-03-09 · $173
StrykerMako$77
1 payment
  • Meals for Mako · 2023-05-19 · $77

2022: $1,036

Payments by company in 2022
StrykerMako$814
3 payments
  • Meals for Mako · 2022-06-21 · $112
  • Travel for Mako · 2022-06-10 · $536
  • Meals for Mako · 2022-03-11 · $166
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsRosa$222
2 payments
  • Meals for Rosa · 2022-05-06 · $134
  • Education for Persona · 2022-04-07 · $88

2021: $1,955

Payments by company in 2021
StrykerMako$1,115
12 payments
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-10-16 · $31
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-10-16 · $31
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-10-15 · $33
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-10-15 · $163
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-10-15 · $30
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-10-15 · $36
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-10-14 · $159
  • Travel for Mako · 2021-07-08 · $192
  • Travel for Mako · 2021-07-08 · $239
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-07-02 · $24
  • Travel for Mako · 2021-05-17 · $76
  • Meals for Mako · 2021-04-30 · $99
DePuy Synthes SalesVelys$643
3 payments
  • Meals for Velys · 2021-07-22 · $109
  • Travel for Velys · 2021-04-30 · $401
  • Travel for Velys · 2021-04-30 · $133
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsRosa-Knee$158
2 payments
  • Meals for Rosa-Knee · 2021-11-23 · $79
  • Meals for Rosa-Knee · 2021-11-23 · $79
Medical Device Business ServicesAttune$39
2 payments
  • Meals for Attune · 2021-05-27 · $20
  • Meals for Attune · 2021-05-27 · $19

2020: $143

Payments by company in 2020
Medtronic USAAquamantys$143
2 payments
  • Meals for Aquamantys · 2020-02-06 · $125
  • Meals for Aquamantys · 2020-02-05 · $17

2019: $577

Payments by company in 2019
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsConnected Health Product Portfolio$257
2 payments
  • Meals for Avenir · 2019-03-14 · $109
  • Meals for Connected Health Product Portfolio · 2019-03-14 · $148
Kci USAPrevena$109
1 payment
  • Meals for Prevena · 2019-08-08 · $109
DePuy Synthes SalesNone$105
1 payment
  • Meals · 2019-11-07 · $105
Avanos MedicalNone$56
1 payment
  • Meals · 2019-11-08 · $56
OrthalignOrthalign Plus System$50
1 payment
  • Meals for Orthalign Plus System · 2019-01-30 · $50

Professional record

NPI
1922162502
Licence
CA G81676California G81676: Current · expires 2028-10-31
Trained
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 1989
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
Mailing address
2350 W El Camino Real, 2nd Floor, Mountain View, CA, 94040
NPI first listed
2006-12-20
NPI last updated
2012-01-10

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