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Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis), lyme disease, tendonitis, and more.

500 E Remington Drive Suite 29
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

(408) 830-0905

Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD is an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA specializing in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD is affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

500 E Remington Drive Suite 29
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

(408) 830-0905

(408) 830-0906

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Stanford Health Care

555 Knowles Drive Suite 201
Los Gatos, CA 95032

(408) 866-6651

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Some issues Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD can help you with:

Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a condition caused by bacteria (borrelia burgdorferi) that are transmitted via infected ticks. Most cases of Lyme disease are found in the United States East Coast and parts of the Midwest. The three main vectors of transmission for Lyme disease are:

Blacklegged (deer) ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Northeastern, North -Central, and mid-Atlantic United States.
Western blacklegged ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Pacific and Coastal regions of the United States.
A mother infected with Lyme disease may pass it onto a fetus.

As background, ticks lay on the tops of grass and brush, clutching onto leaves with their legs and with their arms outstretched. This formation is called "questing" and allows ticks to quickly latch onto passers-by. Within two hours of biting a person's skin, the tick slowly begins to feed from the blood of its host, which can transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. This tick activity generally occurs seasonally and tick bites mostly occur during the springtime.

After being infected, people with Lyme disease may develop symptoms like fever, exhaustion, headache, joint aches, and skin rash, usually three to thirty days after the tick bite. Lyme disease is characterized by a particular skin rash called erythema migrans, which is an enlarged red rash that starts at the site of the tick bite and expands outwards. The rash is a strong indicator that someone has developed or is at risk of developing Lyme disease.

In the following few months, symptoms may worsen and progress to include:

Facial palsy (facial droop)
Headache and neck pain
Arthritis
Nerve pain and numbness
Spinal and brain inflammation
Abnormal heart rhythm (Lyme carditis)

Most cases of Lyme disease dissipate over a few months. Lyme disease may be cured by a course of oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin or doxycycline. Other treatments may include:

Nerve blocking drugs for pain, such as gabapentin
Topical ointments for rashes

People can take action to prevent Lyme disease by exercising caution when in environments with ticks. Using insect repellant and wearing long socks and protecting clothing can help prevent tick bites. Outdoor enthusiasts should regularly perform "tick checks," evaluating their skin for small ticks, especially in areas where ticks may easily burrow. Showering within two hours of returning indoors also can reduce the likelihood of developing Lyme disease.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA during 2012 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	775
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	34
reconstructive surgery	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA during 2013 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	712
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	27
reconstructive surgery	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	45
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA during 2014 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	584
joint surgery	29
lower extremity surgery	29
reconstructive surgery	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	55
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	31
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA during 2015 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	482
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	24
reconstructive surgery	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	74
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA during 2016 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	473
joint surgery	32
lower extremity surgery	32
reconstructive surgery	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA during 2017 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	391
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	350

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	32
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	295

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	208

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	199

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	16
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Sunnyvale, CA were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

doctor visit	422
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	34
Non-Hispanic White	200
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	101
85 and over	8
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	131

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1986. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1986)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Health Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.71 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher Scott Mow, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sunnyvale, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$384 ROSA-Knee $260	Biocue $124
Stryker Corporation	$131 Mako $118	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $12
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$65 NON BRAND $65
BIOMET EUROPE, LTD	$65 Ortho-Knees $52	ORTHO - KNEES $14
Horizon Pharma plc	$16 Duexis $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$543
Travel and Lodging	$118

Biography

Dr. Christopher Mow's medical specialty is adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery and sports medicine. In addition to English, Dr. Mow (or staff) speaks Filipino and Chinese. Clinical interests for Dr. Mow include knee replacement, osteoporosis, and psoriatic arthritis. He is affiliated with Stanford Health Care. He graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5).