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Dr. David M. Hyams, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

1-800-926-8273

Dr. David M. Hyams, MD is a general surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. David M. Hyams, MD is affiliated with Astrana Health, Eisenhower Health, DAVID M HYAMS MD and Alpha Care Medical Group.

Office Locations

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

1-800-926-8273

1-888-539-8781

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39000 Bob Hope Drive Kiewit Building, Suite 207
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

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47111 Monroe Street
Indio, CA 92201

(760) 347-6191

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9400 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

radical excision of soft tissue tumor

By Affordability:

sentinel lymph node mapping

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. David M. Hyams, MD performed more radical excision of soft tissue tumor procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for sentinel lymph node mapping that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

adjacent tissue transfer

lymph node procedures

In 2023, Dr. David M. Hyams, MD performed more adjacent tissue transfer, and lymph node procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lymph node biopsy

lymph node procedures

surgical lymph node biopsy

In 2012, Dr. David M. Hyams, MD had a list price for lymph node biopsy, lymph node procedures, and surgical lymph node biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	722
excision	23
lymph node procedures	34
open surgery	23
plastic surgery procedures	45
reconstructive surgery	45
tissue transfer	45
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were excision, lymph node procedures, diagnostic procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	46
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	664
excision	92
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
lymph node procedures	86
open surgery	55
plastic surgery procedures	51
reconstructive surgery	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
soft tissue surgery	14
tissue transfer	39
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	45
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	10
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2014 were lymph node procedures, excision, diagnostic procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	682
excision	54
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lymph node procedures	63
open surgery	26
plastic surgery procedures	27
reconstructive surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
soft tissue surgery	14
tissue transfer	27
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	48
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were wound repair (e.g. stitches), lymph node procedures, plastic surgery procedures and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	659
excision	61
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lymph node procedures	77
open surgery	30
plastic surgery procedures	62
reconstructive surgery	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
soft tissue surgery	18
tissue transfer	62
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	81

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	676
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	114
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were lymph node procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches), excision and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	588
excision	55
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lymph node procedures	79
open surgery	37
plastic surgery procedures	43
reconstructive surgery	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
soft tissue surgery	18
tissue transfer	43
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	65

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	65
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were lymph node procedures, excision, plastic surgery procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	507
excision	66
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
lymph node procedures	93
open surgery	40
plastic surgery procedures	57
reconstructive surgery	57
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11
tissue transfer	57
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	61
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2018 were plastic surgery procedures, reconstructive surgery, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	34
cancer surgery	19
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	613
excision	66
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
lymph node procedures	74
open surgery	27
plastic surgery procedures	77
reconstructive surgery	77
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
soft tissue surgery	20
tissue transfer	62
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	62

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	46
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2019 were wound repair (e.g. stitches), lymph node procedures, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	614
excision	21
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
lymph node procedures	53
open surgery	21
plastic surgery procedures	49
reconstructive surgery	49
tissue transfer	49
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	50
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, lymph node procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	29
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	679
excision	60
lymph node procedures	75
open surgery	31
plastic surgery procedures	79
reconstructive surgery	79
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11
tissue transfer	68
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	68

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	50
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2021 were lymph node procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches), excision and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	637
excision	59
lymph node procedures	84
open surgery	39
plastic surgery procedures	58
reconstructive surgery	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
soft tissue surgery	20
tissue transfer	58
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	79

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2022 were excision, reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	612
excision	84
lymph node procedures	71
open surgery	28
plastic surgery procedures	75
reconstructive surgery	75
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
soft tissue surgery	42
tissue transfer	75
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	75

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA were lymph node procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches), excision and plastic surgery procedures.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	634
excision	58
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
lymph node procedures	71
open surgery	32
plastic surgery procedures	56
reconstructive surgery	56
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
soft tissue surgery	18
tissue transfer	53
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	308
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	137
85 and over	43
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Hyams, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David M. Hyams, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	5
Cancer	39

Education & Training

Dr. David M. Hyams, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David M. Hyams, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Astrana Health

Eisenhower Health

DAVID M HYAMS MD

Alpha Care Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David M. Hyams, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David M. Hyams, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2014-08-13

Dr. Hyams has deep experience and skillsets in his field and has had great training. He understood me and took great pains to talk to me and educate me over the last 6 years.  I am very appreciative of the care  that he provided. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any prospective patient.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$5,068 COLOGUARD $5,068
Allergan Inc.	$3,300 STRATTICE $1,897	NATRELLE $1,383	NATRELLE IMPLANTS $20
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$1,888 AlloDerm $1,888
Davol Inc.	$843 SURGICAL $843
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$676 BioZorb $676
Other	$1,437 Axxent Controller $265	OPDIVO $144	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $134	SAVI/SAVI SCOUT $130	iFuse Implant $127	Other $638

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,257
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,050
Food and Beverage	$3,905

Biography

Dr. David Hyams is a general surgery, surgical oncology (cancer surgery), and colon & rectal surgery specialist. He is affiliated with Astrana Health and Eisenhower Health. According to Astrana Health, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Hyams's office in RANCHO MIRAGE, CA. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency training at George Washington University Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He speaks Spanish.