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Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD

Specializes in: Orthopedic Trauma
Drexel University College of Medicine (2001)
Professional interests include: pelvic fracture
300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD is an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

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Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305
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Stanford Medicine Children's Health

450 Broadway Street Pavilion A 2nd Floor Mc 6120
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 723-5643
(650) 721-3470
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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 268
fracture surgery 33
joint surgery 16
lower extremity surgery 33
open surgery 16
reconstructive surgery 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 221
fracture surgery 40
joint surgery 17
lower extremity surgery 40
open surgery 17
reconstructive surgery 17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 93
Female 138
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 177
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 77
From 75 to 84 54
85 and over 31
Less than 65 69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 31
Dementia 20
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 193
fracture surgery 25
lower extremity surgery 25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 76
Female 120
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 153
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 65
From 75 to 84 46
85 and over 39
Less than 65 46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 35
Dementia 21
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 176
fracture surgery 14
lower extremity surgery 14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 160
Female 222
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 304
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 120
From 75 to 84 64
85 and over 80
Less than 65 118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 21
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 30
Dementia 26
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 86
hospital care 29
inpatient care 29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 38
Female 75
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 83
Black 0
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 37
From 75 to 84 27
85 and over 31
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 34
Dementia 27
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 85
fracture surgery 13
hospital care 37
inpatient care 37
lower extremity surgery 13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 38
Female 78
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 94
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 41
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 34
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2017

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 30
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 28
Dementia 25
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 126
fracture surgery 28
hospital care 46
inpatient care 46
joint surgery 12
lower extremity surgery 28
open surgery 12
reconstructive surgery 12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 43
Female 98
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 110
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 14
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 44
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2018

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 37
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 26
Dementia 29
Cancer 22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 99
hospital care 41
inpatient care 41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 30
Female 89
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 91
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 13
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 35
From 75 to 84 41
85 and over 32
Less than 65 11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2019

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 38
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 29
Dementia 25
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 56
hospital care 30
inpatient care 30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 26
Female 74
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 72
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 26
Less than 65 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2020

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 47
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 26
Dementia 25
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 51
hospital care 11
inpatient care 11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 23
Female 61
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 52
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 14
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 36
From 75 to 84 23
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 46
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 33
Dementia 19
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 65
hospital care 15
inpatient care 15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 43
Female 59
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 69
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 18
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 40
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 28
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 39
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 25
Dementia 18
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 95
fracture surgery 12
hospital care 17
inpatient care 17
lower extremity surgery 12

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 31
Female 101
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 97
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 22
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 62
From 75 to 84 31
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2023

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 52
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 25
Dementia 15
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 65
fracture surgery 13
hospital care 21
inpatient care 21
lower extremity surgery 13

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 38
Female 74
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 88
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 12
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 43
From 75 to 84 44
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD in 2024

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 41
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 27
Dementia 18
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Palo Alto, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

doctor visit 122
fracture surgery 22
hospital care 27
inpatient care 27
joint surgery 15
lower extremity surgery 22
open surgery 15
reconstructive surgery 15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Gender
Male 49
Female 91
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 7
Non-Hispanic White 106
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 27
85 and over 26
Less than 65 21
65 to 74 48

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 12
Osteoporosis 31
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 26
Atrial Fibrillation 16
Cancer 12
Dementia 20

Education & Training

Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2001)

Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery (2007)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2010)

Licensed In: Missouri

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 68 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palo Alto, CA. 

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
SI-Bone, Inc. $1,152,344 IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM
$956,421 		iFuse Implant
$172,241
$23,682
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. $1,052,985 NA
$988,231 		IM NAILS
$64,754
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $198,843 LCP
$61,895 		TFN ADVANCED
$49,301 		VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS
$21,494 		MULTILOC HUMERAL NAIL
$16,020 		TFN-Advance
$1,755 		Other
$48,378
Globus Medical, Inc. $197,610 Syndesmosis Fixation
$89,867 		Small Frag Plating System
$26,823 		Proximal Humerus Plate
$17,254 		Mini Fragment System
$14,090 		Trauma
$11,078 		Other
$38,498
KCI USA, Inc $180,969 PREVENA
$91,399 		VAC VERAFLO
$26,729 		ADAPTIC
$10,200 		VAC ULTA
$9,830 		VAC THERAPY
$9,022 		Other
$33,788
Other $556,908 ZERO Profile Interlocking Cortex Screw, 2.7mm x 14mm, T8, Flex-Thread
$82,614 		Trauma
$51,397 		Gamma
$41,731 		PANGEA
$39,609 		V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE
$29,780 		Other
$311,776
Types of Payments
Royalty or License $2,225,812
Consulting Fee $720,407
Travel and Lodging $180,018
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $134,766
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program $26,207
Other $52,448

Research Payments

Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD has received 16 research payments totaling $215,785.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Michael James Gardner, MD.

Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. 2018 $4,830.00 Physician Covered Recipient Option to purchase common stock
Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. 2017 $4,140.00 Physician Covered Recipient Option to purchase common stock
Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. 2019 $3,684.60 Physician Covered Recipient 69,000 NQO's issued at the money.

Biography

Dr. Michael Gardner is a specialist in orthopedic trauma. Patients gave Dr. Gardner an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is especially interested in pelvic fracture. He is professionally affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care. He attended Drexel University College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. His distinctions include: Excellence in Teaching Award, Washington University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; A Comparison Of More and Less Aggressive Bone Debridement Protocols........., OTA Highlight Paper; and AAOS/OREF Clinician Scientist Development Program, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

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