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Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD

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Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine

Professional interests include: pain, pain management

850 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076

(831) 319-4595

Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). She graduated from Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Stanford Health Care and DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMN - Ventura.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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Stanford Health Care

450 Broadway Pavilion A Floor 1
Redwood City, CA 94063

(650) 723-6238

DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMN - Ventura

850 Freedom Boulevard
Watsonville, CA 95076

(831) 319-4595

(831) 851-2867

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	394
doctor visit	273

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	263
injections	17
nerve block	17
pain management	17
spinal procedures	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were diagnostic procedures, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	300
injections	23
nerve block	23
pain management	23
spinal procedures	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	18
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were diagnostic procedures, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	323
injections	40
nerve block	40
pain management	40
spinal procedures	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	110
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	32
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were diagnostic procedures, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	396
injections	45
nerve block	45
pain management	45
spinal procedures	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	0
Hispanic	77
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	19
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	438
injections	60
nerve block	60
pain management	60
spinal procedures	60

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	98
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	19
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	549
injections	96
nerve block	70
pain management	96
spinal procedures	70

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	102
Asian	15
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	32
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	374
injections	76
nerve block	45
pain management	76
spinal procedures	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	85
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	31
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	11
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	109

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2023 were diagnostic procedures, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	136
injections	13
nerve block	13
pain management	13
spinal procedures	13

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	23
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD in 2023

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA were diagnostic procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	282
injections	46
nerve block	39
pain management	46
spinal procedures	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD.

**Gender**
Female	153
Male	87

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	151
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	57
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	53
85 and over	15
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	100

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD graduated from Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. She completed residency at Ohio State University Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehab and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine

Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehab

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Stanford Health Care

DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMN - Ventura

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alpana Raghava Gowda, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SPR Therapeutics, Inc	$168 SPRINT PNS System $168
Pfizer Inc.	$70 CELEBREX $29	LYRICA $27	FLECTOR PATCH $14
Nuvectra Corporation	$48 Algovita $48
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$45 BELBUCA $45
Depomed, Inc.	$39 Gralise $23	Nucynta $16
Other	$176 GELSYN 3 $27	EMGALITY $24	CHRONIC PAIN RADIOFREQ PRODUCTS $24	ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH $22	Interventional Therapies $20	Other $58

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$545

Biography

Dr. Alpana Gowda's areas of specialization are physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine; she sees patients in Watsonville, CA, Palo Alto, CA, and Redwood City, CA. Areas of expertise for Dr. Gowda include pain and pain management. Her education and training includes medical school at Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine and residency at Ohio State University Medical Center. Dr. Gowda (or staff) speaks Hindi. Dr. Gowda's professional affiliations include Dignity Health and Stanford Health Care. She has an open panel in Watsonville, CA according to Dignity Health.