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Mark I Golod, MD

Orthopedic Surgery · San Jose

NPI 1972509800

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Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
24
5 carriers
Office
1

Offices

1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

24 plans · 5 carriers

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24 of 24 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 Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListed, may be out of dateSep 15, 2025
Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G33893 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1977 · expires 2027-01-31 · Tufts University School of Medicine.

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

Surgery centers they own

  • Silicon Valley Surgery Center, LPAmbulatory Surgery Center · Campbell, CA1.49% owner since 2010 · accredited by AAAHC
    Accreditation Renewed4 inspections, 1 with deficiencies · last 2024-09-16
  • Silicon Valley Surgery Center, LP - BascomAmbulatory Surgery Center · Campbell, CA1.49% owner since 2010 · accredited by AAAHC
    Accreditation RenewedNo inspections published

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.

  • Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 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 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.572WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.563BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.256BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6 · 141 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 501 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 653 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 4,502 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 94 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.735No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.573No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 951 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.3 · 128 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.4 · 644 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.3 · 699 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 921 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 242 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$10,624

Medicare paid this office $10,624 for 128 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)49$3,052$54
New patient visit (30+ min)30$2,047$68
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint35$1,882$41
Short return visit31$917$29
New patient visit (15+ min)13$471$36

Who their Medicare patients are

128 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 10% · Women 70% · Also on Medicaid 70% · Health risk score 1.79. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 71% · Diabetes 39% · Coronary heart disease 27% · Depression 26% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Heart failure 19% · COPD 15% · Atrial fibrillation 15% · Cancer 14% · Dementia 12% · Stroke 11%.

The office billed $111,074, Medicare allowed $14,236 and paid $10,624; for 201 services of 10 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

Original Medicare by year
2024128201721.79$111,074$10,624
2023120173721.44$85,021$8,845
202291134721.16$60,088$6,644
20216876731.34$27,435$3,753
20204858701.46$21,359$1,839
2019167449741.05$175,221$38,701
2018292665750.99$304,677$70,064
2017264638751.02$339,355$81,200
2016234557750.97$280,482$69,802
2015220980741.08$333,959$100,222
2014196941740.94$268,237$85,271
2013192874751.13$267,348$84,193

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: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)53$3,294$51
New patient visit (30+ min)17$1,246$73
Short return visit39$1,209$26
New patient visit (15+ min)11$432$39

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)46$2,848$56
Return visit (30+ min)24$1,959$82
Short return visit35$1,096$29
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint13$644$38

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Short return visit (20+ min)33$2,025$60
Short return visit30$1,006$31

2020: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Short return visit (20+ min)22$896$39
Short return visit23$524$21

2019: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
New patient visit (30+ min)41$3,567$87
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint51$3,014$53
Short return visit (20+ min)37$2,558$58
Return visit (30+ min)17$1,886$99
Short return visit (20+ min)20$979$47
Short return visit17$893$43
New patient visit (15+ min)15$847$56
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg31$327None
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg14$66None

2018: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
New patient visit (30+ min)99$8,938$90
Short return visit (20+ min)90$6,526$60
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint85$5,774$52
Return visit (30+ min)47$4,595$90
New patient visit (45+ min)21$2,931$140
Long return visit (40+ min)21$2,370$113
Short return visit42$1,626$32
New patient visit (15+ min)15$928$62
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg52$632None
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg34$200None

2017: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
New patient visit (30+ min)93$8,753$94
Short return visit (20+ min)77$5,864$63
New patient visit (45+ min)41$5,660$138
Return visit (30+ min)48$5,084$91
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint83$4,999$53
Long return visit (40+ min)16$2,166$135
Short return visit28$1,390$40
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg55$507None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint12$472$39
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg28$140None

2016: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
New patient visit (30+ min)106$10,406$98
Short return visit (20+ min)67$5,272$65
Return visit (30+ min)46$4,670$97
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint71$4,462$56
New patient visit (45+ min)29$4,279$148
Long return visit (40+ min)15$1,831$122
Short return visit16$624$37
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg43$362None
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg34$157None

2015: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit (20+ min)78$6,872$59
Long return visit (40+ min)44$6,101$127
New patient visit (30+ min)62$5,367$87
Return visit (30+ min)53$4,916$88
New patient visit (45+ min)33$4,491$136
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint52$3,885$51
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,592$114
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views34$1,362$39
Short return visit20$944$39
X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views18$705$34
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views17$514$27
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg30$193None
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg21$78None

2014: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Short return visit (20+ min)83$7,744$62
New patient visit (30+ min)51$4,479$88
Long return visit (40+ min)31$4,219$117
Return visit (30+ min)40$3,883$88
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint55$3,578$51
New patient visit (45+ min)22$2,946$134
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes17$2,069$122
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views32$1,299$39
X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views17$1,002$40
Short return visit16$611$34
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views12$438$31
X-ray of hip on one side of body, 1 view12$326$25
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg30$134None
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg21$58None

2013: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Short return visit (20+ min)81$7,315$62
New patient visit (30+ min)68$6,422$94
Long return visit (40+ min)32$3,968$117
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint47$3,082$53
Return visit (30+ min)32$2,841$86
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes17$2,028$119
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views33$1,655$45
Short return visit17$670$37
X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views11$445$40
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views13$409$31
X-ray of hip on one side of body, 1 view11$309$28
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg25$139None
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg22$56None

Medicaid work

$10,365 in 2024

Medicaid paid $10,365 for 1,432 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 73 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
New patient visit (30+ min)206$4,157
Short return visit (20+ min)291$4,090
Arthrocentesis and injection of knee joint201$1,364
Short return visit88$689
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg43$58
Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg17$6
Service14$0
Service25$0
Pain severity quantified; pain present (COA) (ONC)37$0
Pain severity quantified; no pain present (COA) (ONC)17$0
Medication list documented in medical record (COA)493$0
Medicaid work by year
20241,4321173$10,365
2023712741$5,530
2022617435$5,000
2021345328$2,737
202097221$976
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)313$2,124
New patient visit (30+ min)117$1,783
Short return visit144$647
New patient visit (45+ min)12$410
Service12$409
Arthrocentesis and injection of knee joint92$157
Most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level less than 7.0% (DM)22$0

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)347$2,482
Return visit (30+ min)97$1,271
Short return visit160$1,177
Arthrocentesis and injection of knee joint13$70

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Short return visit (20+ min)200$1,451
Short return visit120$823
Return visit (30+ min)25$463

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Short return visit (20+ min)70$682
Short return visit27$294

Money from drug and device companies

$25 in 2022

Industry payments by year
202211None$25
202134None$429
202012None$237
201945None$693

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$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Mako · 2022-06-06 · $25
See the published payment
Every published payment
StrykerMeals · 2022-06-06Mako$25
See earlier years (2021, 2020, 2019)

2021: $429

Payments by company in 2021
TissuetechNeox$185
1 payment
  • Meals for Neox · 2021-08-03 · $185
Medacta USAGmk Sphere$122
2 payments
  • Meals for Gmk Sphere · 2021-06-16 · $100
  • Meals for Gmk Sphere · 2021-06-16 · $22
Heron TherapeuticsZynrelef$122
1 payment
  • Meals for Zynrelef · 2021-10-12 · $122

2020: $237

Payments by company in 2020
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsAccufill$237
2 payments
  • Meals for Accufill · 2020-02-25 · $124
  • Meals for Foot & Ankle-None · 2020-01-13 · $113

2019: $693

Payments by company in 2019
StrykerT2$311
2 payments
  • Meals for T2 · 2019-10-15 · $161
  • Meals for Mako · 2019-03-14 · $150
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsAccufill$134
1 payment
  • Meals for Accufill · 2019-06-19 · $134
Pacira PharmaceuticalsExparel$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Exparel · 2019-02-12 · $125
Osiris TherapeuticsStravix$123
1 payment
  • Meals for Stravix · 2019-01-22 · $123

Professional record

NPI
1972509800
Licence
CA G33893California G33893: Current · expires 2027-01-31
Trained
Tufts University School of Medicine, 1973
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 174400000X (174400000X)
Mailing address
2350 W. El Camino Real, 2nd Floor, Mountain View, CA, 94040
NPI first listed
2005-06-24
NPI last updated
2016-02-22

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